digest
Meaning of digest
- break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body.
- understand or assimilate (information) by a period of reflection.
Leonora digested this piece of news with mixed feelings
- a compilation or summary of material or information.
a digest of their findings
- a substance or mixture obtained by digestion.
a digest of cloned DNA
late Middle English: from Latin digest- ‘distributed, dissolved, digested’, from the verb digerere, from di- ‘apart’ + gerere ‘carry’; the noun from Latin digesta ‘matters methodically arranged’, from digestus ‘divided’, from digerere .
Information about digest
- The plural form of digest is: digests.
- Languages in which digest is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of digest
di-gest
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- digest is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
digest synonyms
Meaning compilation:
Meaning endure:
endure, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer
Meaning condense:
Meaning (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution:
Meaning (of the body or any biological system) absorb and digest (food or nutrients):
Meaning take in and understand fully (information, ideas, or experience):
Meaning perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker):
Meaning grasp mentally; understand:
Meaning seize and hold firmly:
Meaning acquire complete knowledge or skill in (a subject, technique, or art):
Meaning gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught:
Meaning think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision:
Meaning look thoughtfully for a long time at:
Meaning think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion:
Meaning devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books:
Meaning come to have (something); receive:
Translation of digest
- German: aushalten, ertragen, hinnehmen, dulden, tolerieren, schlucken, leiden
- French: supporter, tolérer
- Spanish: soportar, tolerar, sufrir, aguantar, digerir, concentrar, condensar
- Italian: tollerare, sopportare, ingoiare, digerire, smaltire, assimilare, metabolizzare, condensare, riassumere
- Portuguese: aturar, suportar, tolerar
Words that rhyme with digest
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