predigest

American  

[pree-di-jest, -dahy-] / ˌpri dɪˈdʒɛst, -daɪ- /

verb (used with object)

1. to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.

2. to make simpler or plainer, as for easier understanding.

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predigest British  

/ ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛst, -dɪ- /

verb

1. (tr) to treat (food) artificially to aid subsequent digestion in the body

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Other Word Forms

• predigestion noun

Etymology

Origin of predigest

First recorded in 1655–65; pre- + digest

Example Sentences

I wasn’t conditioned to expect everything worthwhile to be predigested and readily exploitable.

From Los Angeles Times

To discuss moviegoing primarily in terms of Scorsese and Marvel movies is to traffic in narratives preselected and predigested by social media — so let’s not.

From Los Angeles Times

By pounding and heating foods, he says, they are “predigested” so that our bodies have to expend less energy breaking them down.

From Scientific American

“We do not want to become a place where people come to receive a predigested” version of queer history.

From New York Times

In this unprecedented situation, the government will need novel, creative policymaking to minimize the damage — and not just the same old predigested ideological programs.

From Washington Post