DIGEST


Meaning of DIGEST in English

v. & n.

v.tr. 1 assimilate (food) in the stomach and bowels. 2 understand and assimilate mentally. 3 Chem. treat (a substance) with heat, enzymes, or a solvent in order to decompose it, extract the essence, etc. 4 a reduce to a systematic or convenient form; classify; summarize. b think over; arrange in the mind.

n. 1 a a methodical summary esp. of a body of laws. b (the Digest) the compendium of Roman law compiled in the reign of Justinian (6th c. AD). 2 a regular or occasional synopsis of current literature or news. digester n. digestible adj. digestibility n.

[ ME f. L digerere digest- distribute, dissolve, digest (as DI-(2), gerere carry) ]

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