Digest
/daɪˈdʒest/
Definitions
3 meaningsTo break down food in the body, making it usable.
/daɪˈdʒest/
To break down food in the body
The body digests food in the stomach and intestines.
💡 Simply: Imagine your food is like a puzzle, and your stomach is like a special machine that takes all the puzzle pieces (food) and breaks them down into things your body can use to be strong and healthy. It makes it easy to digest it.
👶 For kids: When your tummy breaks down food so your body can use it.
More Examples
It can take several hours to fully digest a large meal.
Enzymes help to digest food efficiently.
How It's Used
"The stomach helps to digest food."
"Eating slowly can help you digest your food properly."
To absorb and understand information, taking it in mentally.
/daɪˈdʒest/
To absorb and understand information
I need some time to digest the news.
💡 Simply: Sometimes, when you learn something new or read something complicated, you need time to let it sink in. It’s like letting your brain ‘digest’ the information to understand it better. For example, it takes a few hours to digest information from a history book!
👶 For kids: To understand something new that you have learned or read.
More Examples
She spent the evening digesting the report.
It takes a while to digest all this new information.
How It's Used
"It takes time to digest complex information."
"I need time to digest what I just read."
A systematic compilation of information, often in a condensed form.
/ˈdaɪdʒest/
A collection of writings
He consulted a legal digest for precedents.
💡 Simply: Imagine a big book, and a digest is like the 'best of' parts of it. It summarizes or collects important bits from a larger work, making it easier to understand the overall content and its main ideas.
👶 For kids: A book or paper that has important information from a bigger book.
More Examples
The news digest summarized the events of the week.
She found the key information in the business digest.
How It's Used
"The lawyer consulted the digest for precedents."
"She searched the digest to find relevant case law."
Synonyms & Antonyms
From Latin *digestus*, past participle of *digerere* meaning 'to separate, divide, dissolve'.
Historically, 'digest' referred to a collection of laws or writings, particularly in Roman law.
Memory tip
Think of the stomach 'digesting' food, breaking it down.
Word Origin
"to separate, divide, dissolve"