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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

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