digest

digest
di•gest
v. [[t]dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-[/t]] n. [[t]ˈdaɪ dʒɛst[/t]] v. t.
1) phl to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into a form that can be assimilated by the body
2) phl to promote the digestion of (food)
3) to obtain ideas or meaning from; assimilate mentally:
to digest an article on nuclear energy[/ex]
4) to think over; ponder
5) to bear with patience; endure
6) to arrange in convenient or methodical order; reduce to a system; classify
7) to condense, abridge, or summarize
8) chem. to soften or disintegrate (a substance), as by moisture, heat, or chemical action
9) phl to digest food
10) phl to undergo digestion
11) a collection or compendium, as of literary or scientific matter, esp. when classified or condensed
12) law a systematic abstract of some body of law
Etymology: 1350–1400; (v.) ME < L dīgestus, ptp. of dīgerere to disperse =dī- di- II+gerere to carry; (n.) ME: collection of laws < L dīgesta, neut. pl. of dīgestus di•gest′ed•ly, adv. di•gest′ed•ness, n. syn: See summary

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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