ALL meanings of digest
di·gest
D d - 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
- noun digest Break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body. 1
- verb with object digest to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify. 1
- verb with object digest to condense, abridge, or summarize. 1
- verb with object digest Chemistry. to soften or disintegrate (a substance) by means of moisture, heat, chemical action, or the like. 1
- verb without object digest to digest food. 1
- verb without object digest to undergo digestion, as food. 1
- noun digest a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed. 1
- noun digest Law. a systematic abstract of some body of law. the Digest, a collection in fifty books of excerpts, especially from the writings of the Classical Roman jurists, compiled by order of Justinian in the 6th century a.d.; the Pandects. 1
- noun digest Biochemistry. the product of the action of an enzyme on food or other organic material. 1
- noun Technical meaning of digest A periodical collection of messages which have been posted to a newsgroup or mailing list. A digest is prepared by a moderator who selects articles from the group or list, formats them and adds a contents list. The digest is then either mailed to an alternative mailing list or posted to an alternative newsgroup. Some news readers and electronic mail programs provide commands to "undigestify" a digest, i.e. to split it up into individual articles which may then be read and saved or discarded separately. 1
- transitive verb digest stomach: process 1
- transitive verb digest understand 1
- noun digest collection of condensed works 1
- noun digest summary 1
- intransitive verb digest food: be digested 1
- verb digest When food digests or when you digest it, it passes through your body to your stomach. Your stomach removes the substances that your body needs and gets rid of the rest. 0
- verb digest If you digest information, you think about it carefully so that you understand it. 0
- verb digest If you digest some unpleasant news, you think about it until you are able to accept it and know how to deal with it. 0
- countable noun digest A digest is a collection of pieces of writing. They are published together in a shorter form than they were originally published. 0
- verb digest to subject (food) to a process of digestion 0
- verb digest to assimilate mentally 0
- verb digest to soften or disintegrate or be softened or disintegrated by the action of heat, moisture, or chemicals; decompose 0
- verb digest to arrange in a methodical or systematic order; classify 0
- verb digest to reduce to a summary 0
- verb digest to tolerate 0
- noun digest a comprehensive and systematic compilation of information or material, often condensed 0
- noun digest a magazine, periodical, etc, that summarizes news of current events 0
- noun digest a compilation of rules of law based on decided cases 0
- noun digest 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 0
- noun digest a condensed but comprehensive account of a body of information; summary or synopsis, as of scientific, legal, or literary material 0
- noun digest a book, periodical, etc. consisting chiefly of such summaries or synopses or of articles condensed from other publications 0
- noun digest the Pandects of the Emperor Justinian 0
- verb transitive digest to arrange or classify systematically, usually in condensed form 0
- verb transitive digest to condense (a piece of writing) by briefly summarizing its contents 0
- verb transitive digest to change (food), esp. in the mouth, stomach, and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria, into a form that can be absorbed by the body 0
- verb transitive digest to aid the digestion of (food) 0
- verb transitive digest to think over and absorb 0
- verb transitive digest to soften, disintegrate, etc. by the use of heat, usually together with water or other liquid 0
- intransitive verb digest to be digested 0
- intransitive verb digest to digest food 0
- noun digest That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles. 0
- noun digest A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws. 0
- noun digest Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list "digest" including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings. 0
- noun digest (cryptography) The result of applying a hash function to a message. 0
- verb digest (Transitive Verb) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application. 0