digest
[verb dih-jest, dahy-; noun dahy-jest]
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to digest food.
to undergo digestion, as food.
noun
Origin of digest
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English digesten < Latin dīgestus separated, dissolved (past participle of dīgerere), equivalent to dī- di-2 + ges- carry, bear (base of gerere) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) Middle English: collection of laws < Late Latin dīgesta (plural), Latin: collection of writings, neuter plural of dīgestus, as above
Synonyms for digest
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The West was unassembled then, undigested, comparatively unknown.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
This is usually due to the irritation produced by undigested food.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
A little, well apprehended, is better than a mass of undigested facts.
A Color NotationAlbert H. Munsell
In jumping about, the undigested stones were heard rattling in his stomach.
A World of WondersVarious
In less than four minutes, all this undigested mass was consumed.
The Trail-HunterGustave Aimard
digest
verb (dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-)
noun (ˈdaɪdʒɛst)
Word Origin for digest
C14: from Late Latin dīgesta writings grouped under various heads, from Latin dīgerere to divide, from di- apart + gerere to bear
Digest
noun
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digest
[dī-jĕst′, dĭ-]
v.
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