digest

noun

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di·gest | \ ˈdī-ˌjest

Definition of digest

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a summation or condensation of a body of information: such 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

digest

verb

di·gest | \ dī-ˈjest

, də- \

digested; digesting; digests

Definition of digest (Entry 2 of 2)

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

4a : 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 sense 2 the capacity of the U.S. to digest immigrants

intransitive verb

1 : to digest food

2 : to become digested

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Examples of digest in a Sentence

Noun a digest of the laws a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting Verb He has trouble digesting certain foods. It will take me a while to digest this news.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Another great technique for hacking into the rest and digest response is to chew gum. — John Hudson, Wired, "If You Are Going to Survive, You Must Prepare to Fail," 11 Jan. 2021 Joining a community, or even a Facebook group, can offer a place to debrief and digest after a trying conversation. — NBC News, "How to talk to parents about race if you're adopted or multiracial," 22 Dec. 2020 Our Capital Letter email newsletter delivers a weekly digest on finance, business, and economics from an NR sensibility. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, "The Capital Letter: Week of December 7," 12 Dec. 2020 Our Capital Letter email newsletter delivers a weekly digest on finance, business, and economics from an NR sensibility. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, "The Capital Letter: Week of December 7," 12 Dec. 2020 Our Capital Letter email newsletter delivers a weekly digest on finance, business, and economics from an NR sensibility. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, "The Capital Letter: Week of November 16," 21 Nov. 2020 Imprimis is the free monthly speech digest of Hillsdale College and is dedicated to educating citizens and promoting civil and religious liberty by covering cultural, economic, political, and educational issues. — Arkansas Online, "OPINION | JAY BHATTACHARYA: A compassionate covid strategy," 15 Nov. 2020 Our Capital Letter email newsletter delivers a weekly digest on finance, business, and economics from an NR sensibility. — Philip Cross, National Review, "Why a Wealth Tax Won’t Raise Revenues or Reduce Inequality," 3 Nov. 2020 Our Capital Letter email newsletter delivers a weekly digest on finance, business, and economics from an NR sensibility. — Philip Cross, National Review, "Why a Wealth Tax Won’t Raise Revenues or Reduce Inequality," 3 Nov. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb This digestive issue results from an inability to fully digest lactose, according to the NIDDK. — Melissa Matthews, SELF, "Grocery Diaries: A Mom Who's Into the Mediterranean Diet—With Some Flexibility," 5 Jan. 2021 By then, the people will have had time to digest the bizarre events of the annus horribilis — and with their votes make the necessary compensations. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "What Will Historians Make of Our Annus Horribilis?," 31 Dec. 2020 The rush frustrated rank-and-file lawmakers, who complained that the measure was just another in a long series of mammoth bills they were being asked to approve without adequate time to digest. — Los Angeles Times, "Today’s Headlines: Congress’ big ‘Christmas tree’ bill," 22 Dec. 2020 Doing some light exercise after eating—like walking—is fine, but for a more intense workout your body needs time to digest. — Jenny Mccoy, Glamour, "How Long Should You Wait to Workout After Eating?," 19 Nov. 2020 But companies face new costs and paperwork, including customs declarations and border checks, and will have to digest the new rules imposed by the trade deal. — Saphora Smith, NBC News, "New era for Europe as U.K., E.U. complete Brexit separation," 1 Jan. 2021 Traders are struggling to digest the new rules imposed by a 1,200-page trade deal that was agreed just a week before split. — Jill Lawless, chicagotribune.com, "Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU," 31 Dec. 2020 Businesses were scrambling Monday to digest the details and implications of the 1,240-page deal sealed by the EU and the U.K. on Christmas Eve. — Fox News, "United Kingdom warns of 'bumpy moments' despite striking post-Brexit trade deal," 29 Dec. 2020 The archive looks like a metaphor for their relationship: Ed was cerebral, engaged in a systematic effort to digest all the art and music and literature in the Western world. — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, "The Archives of an Unfulfilled Genius," 27 Dec. 2020

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