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digest

verb · noun

Simple meaning

Arrange and integrate in the mind.

Pronunciation

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dyjehst

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IPA pronunciation (US)

daɪˈdʒɛst

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. Arrange and integrate in the mind

    “I cannot digest all this information.”

  2. transitive

    To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.

  3. transitive

    To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.

  4. transitive

    To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.

  5. intransitive

    To undergo digestion.

  6. To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook.

noun

  1. That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles.

  2. Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.

  3. A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Arrange and integrate in the mind

Used this way, digest is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Heard in a sentence
“I cannot digest all this information.”
Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use digest

  • “Protein digests in a few hours.”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Separate / convert

current digestdigest food

Other combinations

number digestmessage digestnews digestscience digestlaw digestmonthly digest

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

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  • digesternounInflected form

    Autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • digestiveadjectiveDerived adjective

    Related to Arrange and integrate in the mind.

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