digest

di-gest · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To break down food in the stomach and intestines into substances the body can use.

  2. 2.

    To think over and understand information.

  3. 3.

    A compilation or summary of material or information.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    digest the news — To process and understand new information
  • •
    easy to digest — Simple to understand or process
  • •
    hard to digest — Difficult to accept or understand

Related words

Antonyms: expel, reject
See also: absorb, assimilate, digestion
Synonyms: absorb, assimilate, process, understand

Etymology

From Latin digestus, past participle of digerere ("to distribute, dissolve, digest"), from dis- ("apart") + gerere ("to carry").