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di·gest
(dī-jĕst′, dĭ-)v. di·gest·ed, di·gest·ing, di·gests
v.tr.
1. To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by an organism, as by chemical and muscular action in the digestive tract.
2. To think over so as to understand; absorb or assimilate: It took a minute to digest the implications of the remark.
3.
a. To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying.
b. To condense or abridge (a written work).
4. Biochemistry To decompose (organic compounds), especially by the action of enzymes or bacteria.
5. Chemistry To soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.
v.intr.
1.
a. To become assimilated into the body.
b. To assimilate food substances.
2. Biochemistry To undergo decomposition, especially by the action of enzymes or bacteria.
3. Chemistry To undergo exposure to heat, liquids, or chemical agents.
n. (dī′jĕst′)
1. A collection of previously published material, such as articles, essays, or reports, usually in edited or condensed form.
2. Law A systematic arrangement of abstracts from court decisions designed to simplify the locating of relevant case law.
3. A periodical containing literary abridgments or other condensed works.
4. Digest See pandect.
5. A product of biochemical digestion: purifying the peptides in a digest.
[Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgerere, dīgest-, to separate, arrange : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + gerere, to carry. N., from Latin dīgesta, neuter pl. of dīgestus, past participle of dīgerere, to separate.]
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digest
vb
1. (Physiology) to subject (food) to a process of digestion
2. (Psychology) (tr) to assimilate mentally
3. (Chemistry) chem to soften or disintegrate or be softened or disintegrated by the action of heat, moisture, or chemicals; decompose
4. (tr) to arrange in a methodical or systematic order; classify
5. (tr) to reduce to a summary
6. (tr) archaic to tolerate
n
7. (Library Science & Bibliography) a comprehensive and systematic compilation of information or material, often condensed
8. (Journalism & Publishing) a magazine, periodical, etc, that summarizes news of current events
9. (Law) a compilation of rules of law based on decided cases
[C14: from Late Latin dīgesta writings grouped under various heads, from Latin dīgerere to divide, from di- apart + gerere to bear]
Digest
(ˈdaɪdʒɛst)n
1. (Law) Roman law an arrangement of excerpts from the writings and opinions of eminent lawyers, contained in 50 books compiled by order of Justinian in the sixth century ad
2. (Historical Terms) Roman law an arrangement of excerpts from the writings and opinions of eminent lawyers, contained in 50 books compiled by order of Justinian in the sixth century ad
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di•gest
(v. dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-; n. ˈdaɪ dʒɛst)v.t.
1. to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into a form that can be assimilated by the body.
2. to promote the digestion of (food).
3. to obtain ideas or meaning from; assimilate mentally: to digest an article on nuclear energy.
4. to think over; ponder.
5. to bear with patience; endure.
6. to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify.
7. to condense, abridge, or summarize.
8. to soften or disintegrate (a substance), as by moisture, heat, or chemical action.
v.i. 9. to digest food.
10. to undergo digestion.
n. 11. a collection or compendium, as of literary or scientific matter, esp. when classified or condensed.
12. a systematic abstract of some body of law.
[1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Latin dīgestus, past participle of dīgerere to disperse =dī- di-2 + gerere to carry; (n.) Middle English: collection of laws < Latin dīgesta, neuter pl. of dīgestus]
di•gest′ed•ly, adv.
di•gest′ed•ness, n.
syn: See summary.
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Digest
a condensed or digested collection of fiction or of statements or information.Examples: digest of laws, 1626; of scriptural text, 1825.
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digest
Past participle: digested
Gerund: digesting
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| Noun | 1. | digest - a periodical that summarizes the news periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals |
| 2. | digest - something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) compendium, collection - a publication containing a variety of works | |
| Verb | 1. | digest - convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products" digest - become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" stomach - bear to eat; "He cannot stomach raw fish" predigest - digest (food) beforehand |
| 2. | digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information" apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" | |
| 3. |  digest - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" | |
| 4. | digest - become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" digest - convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products" | |
| 5. | digest - systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code" systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize - arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge" | |
| 6. | digest - soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture digest - soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" | |
| 7. | digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" telescope - make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" | |
| 8. | digest - soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture digest - soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture |
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digest
verb
1. ingest, absorb, incorporate, dissolve, assimilate She couldn't digest food properly.
noun
1. summary, résumé, abstract, epitome, condensation, compendium, synopsis, précis, abridgment a regular digest of environmental statistics
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digest
verbTo take in and incorporate, especially mentally:
Informal: soak (up).
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Translations
مُلَخَّص، مُخْتَصَريَسْتَوْعِب، يَفْهَميَهْضُميَهْضِمُ
trávitvyrovnat sepřehledstrávit
fordøjereferatresumésammendrag
annostellajärjestelläluokitellasulaasulattaa
probaviti
megemészttömör kivonat
meltamelta , velta fyrir sér
消化する
소화하다
suvirškintivirškinamasvirškinantisvirškinimasvirškinti
aptvertizprastsagremot
prebaviti
smälta
ย่อย
tiêu hóa
digest
A. [daɪˈdʒest] VT
3. (= summarize) → resumir
B. [daɪˈdʒest] VI → digerir
C. [ˈdaɪdʒest] N
1. (= summary) → resumen m
2. (= journal) → boletín m
3. (Jur) → digesto m, recopilación f de leyes
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digest
vt (lit, fig) → verdauen
vi → verdauen
n
(of book, facts) → Digest m or nt, → Auswahl f
(Jur) → Gesetzessammlung f
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digest
(daiˈdʒest) verb1. to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use. The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest.
2. to take in and think over (information etc). It took me some minutes to digest what he had said.
noun summary; brief account. a digest of the week's news.
diˈgestible adjective able to be digested. This food is scarcely digestible.
diˈgestion (-tʃən) noun1. the act of digesting food.
2. the ability of one's body to digest food. poor digestion.
diˈgestive (-tiv) adjective of digestion. the human digestive system.
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digest
→ يَهْضِمُ trávit fordøje verdauen χωνεύω digerir sulattaa ruoka digérer probaviti digerire 消化する 소화하다 verteren fordøye przetrawić digerir переваривать smälta ย่อย sindirmek tiêu hóa 消化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
di·gest
v. digerir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
digest
vt digerirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.