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predigest

American

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

verb (used with object)

to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.
to make simpler or plainer, as for easier understanding.

predigest British

/ ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛst, -dɪ- /

verb

(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

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Essays like “Matricide” stand firmly on their own, but as she did in “My Misspent Youth,” Ms. Daum has written an introduction here that defensively and needlessly attempts to predigest the collection.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2014

Naturally, the security board had no pressagent to predigest the news.

From Time Magazine Archive

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