digest
21digest — I. noun Etymology: 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 Date: 14th century 1. a summation or… …
22digest — digestedly, adv. digestedness, n. v. /di jest , duy /; n. /duy jest/, v.t. 1. to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system. 2. to promote the digestion of (food). 3. to obtain information, ideas …
23Digest — Di|gest 〈[ daıdʒəst] n. 15〉 Auswahl, Überblick, Zusammenstellung von Auszügen aus Zeitschriften, Büchern u. a. Veröffentlichungen [engl., „Abriss, Auszug, Sammlung“ <lat. digesta „Geordnetes, Sammlung“; → digerieren] * * * Di|gest [ da̮id̮ʒɛst …
24digest — di|gest1 [daıˈdʒest, dı ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: digestus, past participle of digerere to carry apart, arrange, digest ] 1.) to change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can use ▪ Most babies can digest …
25digest — {{11}}digest (n.) collection of writing, late 14c., from L. digesta, from neut. pl. of digestus, lit. digested thing, pp. of digerere to separate, divide, arrange, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + gerere to carry. {{12}}digest (v.) …
26digest — 1. verb /daɪˈdʒɛst/ a) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application. to digest laws b) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive… …
27digest — [15] English took the verb digest from dīgest , the past participle of Latin dīgerere. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dī ‘apart’ and gerere ‘carry’, and originally meant 165 dimple ‘divide, distribute’ – a sense which developed… …
28digest — verb dʌɪ dʒɛst, dɪ 1》 break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body. 2》 Chemistry treat (a substance) with heat, enzymes, or a solvent in order to break it down. 3》 understand or assimilate… …
29digest — verb (t) /dəˈdʒɛst / (say duh jest), /daɪ / (say duy ) 1. to prepare (food) in the alimentary canal for assimilation into the system. 2. to promote the digestion of (food). 3. to assimilate mentally; obtain mental nourishment or improvement from …
30digest — [15] English took the verb digest from dīgest , the past participle of Latin dīgerere. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dī ‘apart’ and gerere ‘carry’, and originally meant ‘divide, distribute’ – a sense which developed via… …
