Digest

/daɪˈdʒɛst/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A summary or condensed version of a text or information.

I read a digest of the article to get the main points quickly.

A publication containing summarized articles or information.

He subscribed to a monthly digest that includes news from different science fields.

verb

To break down food within the body to be absorbed.

The stomach works hard to digest the food we eat.

To understand or process information.

It took her a while to digest the complex theories presented in the lecture.

From Latin 'digestus', meaning 'to lead apart or distribute'.

digest information

To understand and process information thoroughly.

digest a meal

The process of breaking down food in the digestive system.

digest news

To take time to understand and reflect on news.

digestion

The process of breaking down food in the body.

digestive

Relating to the process of digestion.

indigestion

Discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food.

To thoroughly understand something.

I had to digest all that information before the meeting.

To take in or process a large amount of information.

Give me a minute to digest this data.