digest
1 of 2noun
di·gest ˈdī-ˌjest 
1
: a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as
a
: a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions
b
: a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles
2
: a product of digestion
digest
2 of 2verb
di·gest dī-ˈjest
də-
digested; digesting; digests
transitive verb
1
: to distribute or arrange systematically : classify
2
: to convert (food) into absorbable form
3
: to take into the mind or memory
especially : to assimilate mentally
4
a
: to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action
DNA digested by restriction enzymes
b
: to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid
5
: to compress into a short summary
6
: absorb sense 2
the capacity of the U.S. to digest immigrants
intransitive verb
1
: to digest food
2
: to become digested
Synonyms
Noun
- abstract
- breviary
- brief
- capsule
- conspectus
- encapsulation
- epitome
- inventory
- outline
- précis
- recap
- recapitulation
- résumé
- resume
- resumé
- roundup
- run-through
- rundown
- sum
- sum-up
- summa
- summarization
- summary
- summing-up
- synopsis
- wrap-up
Verb
- assort
- break down
- categorize
- class
- classify
- codify
- compartment
- compartmentalize
- distinguish
- distribute
- grade
- group
- peg
- place
- range
- rank
- relegate
- separate
- sort
- type
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Example Sentences
Noun a digest of the laws a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting Verb He has trouble digesting certain foods. It will take me a while to digest this news.
Recent Examples on the Web
Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022 Companies can help by offering easy-to-digest financial education, as well as tools for financial planning, investing, day-to-day money management and access to financial professionals. Neha Mirchandani, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Our classic line includes our popular digest magazines and standard-sized single-issue comic books. Goldie Chan, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Sign up for At Home, a digest of the best home and garden stories, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 Cow stomachs act like fermentation vats, in which bacteria process hard-to-digest plant material and produce the gas as a byproduct. Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to-digest summaries of their privacy terms. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Most Innovative Yogurt Grass-fed Jersey cows naturally produce the milk containing only the easier-to-digest A2 protein that is used in this organic yogurt, which has a sweet-tart taste and rich creamy texture. Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2022 In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to-digest summaries of their privacy terms. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Gastric acid helps digest food and might urge colonic activity. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 And Tomlinson occasionally risks veering into a kind of comedy that doesn’t fully digest and transform therapy into jokes. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2022 Analysts said Wall Street could face a volatile week as corporate earnings reports and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, give investors a lot to digest. Harold Maass, The Week, 22 Aug. 2022 There was a lot to digest in the economy last week. Amber Burton, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 Experts recommend giving yourself time to digest before turning off the lights. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 Give employees time to digest the information and prep their questions or responses. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 July 2022 The goal is to complete a report by September, in time for lawmakers to digest the state of things before the 2023 legislative session, a budget year. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 See More
Noun
Back to the Future is maybe the best examples of popcorn sci-fi, an easy-to-digest concept that aids an otherwise whacky storyline. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022 Companies can help by offering easy-to-digest financial education, as well as tools for financial planning, investing, day-to-day money management and access to financial professionals. Neha Mirchandani, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Our classic line includes our popular digest magazines and standard-sized single-issue comic books. Goldie Chan, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Sign up for At Home, a digest of the best home and garden stories, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 Cow stomachs act like fermentation vats, in which bacteria process hard-to-digest plant material and produce the gas as a byproduct. Wired, 5 Aug. 2022 In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to-digest summaries of their privacy terms. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Most Innovative Yogurt Grass-fed Jersey cows naturally produce the milk containing only the easier-to-digest A2 protein that is used in this organic yogurt, which has a sweet-tart taste and rich creamy texture. Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2022 In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to-digest summaries of their privacy terms. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Verb
The gut microbes that let grazing animals digest grasses and other human-inedible forage release methane in the process — and methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Gastric acid helps digest food and might urge colonic activity. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 And Tomlinson occasionally risks veering into a kind of comedy that doesn’t fully digest and transform therapy into jokes. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2022 Analysts said Wall Street could face a volatile week as corporate earnings reports and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, give investors a lot to digest. Harold Maass, The Week, 22 Aug. 2022 There was a lot to digest in the economy last week. Amber Burton, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 Experts recommend giving yourself time to digest before turning off the lights. Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 Give employees time to digest the information and prep their questions or responses. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 July 2022 The goal is to complete a report by September, in time for lawmakers to digest the state of things before the 2023 legislative session, a budget year. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta, from neuter plural of digestus, past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis- + gerere to carry
Verb
Middle English, from Latin digestus
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
digest 1 of 2
noun
di·gest ˈdī-ˌjest
: information in shortened form
digest
2 of 2verb
di·gest dī-ˈjest
də-
digested; digesting
1
: to change or become changed into simpler forms that can be used by the body
digest a meal
My dinner is still digesting.
2
: to think over and try to understand
That's a lot of information to digest.
Medical Definition
digest 1 of 2
noun
di·gest ˈdī-ˌjest
: a product of digestion
digest
2 of 2transitive verb
di·gest dī-ˈjest də-
də- 1
: to convert (food) into absorbable form
2
a
: to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemicals
b
: to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid
intransitive verb
1
: to digest food
2
: to become digested
Legal Definition
digest
noun
di·gest ˈdī-ˌjest
: a compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions systematically arranged
digest 1 of 2
noun
1
as in summary
a short statement of the main points a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- summary
- outline
- précis
- summa
- recap
- brief
- synopsis
- conspectus
- abstract
- summarization
- resume
- recapitulation
- rundown
- encapsulation
- sum-up
- roundup
- capsule
- sum
- inventory
- résumé
- compendium
- breviary
- summing-up
- wrap-up
- compend
- run-through
- rehash
- resumé
- abridgment
- curtailment
- epitome
- streamlining
- shortening
- condensation
- abbreviation
- abridgement
- simplification
- reprise
- epilogue
- conclusion
- epilog
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expansion
- enlargement
- supplement
- amplification
- addendum
2
as in review
a shortened version of a written work on the ballot there will be a digest of the proposed law that is to be submitted for voter approval Synonyms & Similar Words
- summary
- review
- précis
- overview
- recap
- abridgment
- survey
- bowdlerization
- sketch
- abridgement
- synopsis
- condensation
- brief
- abbreviation
- abstract
- summation
- summarization
- syllabus
- outline
- recapitulation
- resume
- capsule
- sum
- tabloid
- résumé
- wrap-up
- aperçu
- resumé
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expansion
- elaboration
- enlargement
- amplification
digest
2 of 2verb
1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities Synonyms & Similar Words
- classify
- distinguish
- rank
- distribute
- type
- relegate
- categorize
- group
- sort
- separate
- compartmentalize
- place
- codify
- identify
- grade
- list
- recognize
- class
- organize
- order
- break down
- range
- assort
- peg
- cull
- file
- dispose
- compartment
- systematize
- sift
- refer
- catalog
- index
- array
- draw up
- alphabetize
- winnow
- pigeonhole
- marshal
- shelve
- regroup
- sieve
- reclassify
- clump
- catalogue
- marshall
- screen
- set
- colligate
- cluster
- recategorize
- subcategorize
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scramble
- lump
- confuse
- mix (up)
- jumble
- disarrange
- misclassify
- mistype
- missort
2
as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages Synonyms & Similar Words
- summarize
- outline
- encapsulate
- recap
- recapitulate
- brief
- consolidate
- abstract
- boil down
- sum up
- condense
- synopsize
- reprise
- wrap up
- shorten
- abridge
- epitomize
- curtail
- cut back
- simplify
- downsize
- concentrate
- shrink
- streamline
- decoct
- essentialize
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- prolong
- supplement
- extend
- elongate
- lengthen
- expand
- amplify
- protract
- enlarge (on or upon)
- elaborate (on or upon)
- have a low opinion of (something)
- have a low opinion of something
- have a memory like a sieve
- have a memory/mind like a sieve
- have a mind like a sieve
- have a mind of one's own
- have a minute
- have a minute/moment/second
- have a moan
- have a moment
- have a nice day
- have a part in
- have a part to play
- have a problem with
- have a quick wash
- have a role to play
- have a rough time
- have a rough time (of it)
- have a rough time of it
- have a rummage
- have a screw loose
- have a seat
- have a second
- have a shit
- have a snit