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- [verb dih-jest, dahy-; noun dahy-jest]
- /verb dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-; noun ˈdaɪ dʒɛst/
- /daɪˈdʒest/
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- [verb dih-jest, dahy-; noun dahy-jest]
- /verb dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-; noun ˈdaɪ dʒɛst/
Definitions of digest word
- verb with object digest to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system. 1
- verb with object digest to promote the digestion of (food). 1
- verb with object digest to obtain information, ideas, or principles from; assimilate mentally: to digest a pamphlet on nuclear waste. 1
- verb with object digest to arrange methodically in the mind; think over: to digest a plan. 1
- verb with object digest to bear with patience; endure. 1
- verb with object digest to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify. 1
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Origin of digest
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Digest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
digest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
digest usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for digest
verb digest
- incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
- consume — If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
- eat — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
noun digest
- abridgment — a shortened version of a written work
- summary — a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
- condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
- brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
Antonyms for digest
verb digest
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.
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