digest
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noun \ˈdī-ˌjest\Definition of DIGEST
1
: a summation or condensation of a body of information: as a : a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions b : a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles
2
: a product of digestion
See Examples of DIGEST
- a digest of the laws
- <a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting>
Origin of DIGEST
Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta, from neuter plural of digestus, past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis- + gerere to carry
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DIGEST
- Synonyms
- abstract, breviary, brief, capsule, conspectus, summary, encapsulation, epitome, inventory, outline, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume also resumé), roundup, rundown, run-through, sum, summa, summarization, summing-up, sum-up, synopsis, wrap-up
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Rhymes with DIGEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
2di·gest
verb \dī-ˈjest, də-\Definition of DIGEST
transitive verb
1
: to distribute or arrange systematically : classify
2
: to convert (food) into absorbable form
3
: to take into the mind or memory; especially : to assimilate mentally
4
a : to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action <DNA digested by restriction enzymes> b : to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid
5
: to compress into a short summary
6
: absorb 1 <the capacity of the United States to digest immigrants>
intransitive verb
1
: to digest food
2
: to become digested <foods that digest easily>
Examples of DIGEST
- He has trouble digesting certain foods.
- It will take me a while to digest this news.
Origin of DIGEST
Middle English, from Latin digestus
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DIGEST
- Synonyms
- assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, classify, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
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