Meaning
Digest has two main uses:
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Verb:
- To break down food in the stomach and intestines into simpler substances that the body can absorb.
- To think carefully about new information and understand it.
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Noun:
- A collection or summary of written material, often in a shortened form.
Grammar and Usage
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As a verb (transitive/intransitive):
- digest sth (transitive): "Your body digests food."
- digest information/news (figurative use): "She needed time to digest the news."
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As a noun:
- Often used in titles of publications: Reader’s Digest.
- Means "summary" or "condensed version."
Common Phrases
- Digest information
- Digest food
- Reader’s Digest (famous magazine)
- Legal digest (summary of legal cases)
Collocations
- Verb + digest: fully digest, slowly digest, easily digest
- Noun + digest: news digest, monthly digest, legal digest
- Adjective + digest: daily digest, quick digest, concise digest
Examples
- It takes a few hours to digest a large meal.
- She couldn’t digest the shocking news immediately.
- The dog has trouble digesting certain foods.
- I need some time to digest this report before the meeting.
- The website sends out a weekly digest of news articles.
- The lawyer consulted a legal digest to prepare the case.
- Children can usually digest milk better than adults.
- I read a daily digest of world events every morning.
Synonyms or Related
- Verb: absorb, process, assimilate, understand
- Noun: summary, synopsis, outline, compendium
Antonym
- Verb: regurgitate, vomit, reject
- Noun: full text, complete version