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digest

noun verb

something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdaɪdʒɛst

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

noun

  1. a periodical that summarizes the news

verb

  1. soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

verb

  1. make more concise

    “condense the contents of a book into a summary”

verb

  1. soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture

verb

  1. systematize, as by classifying and summarizing

    “the government digested the entire law into a code”

verb

  1. become assimilated into the body

    “Protein digests in a few hours”

verb

  1. arrange and integrate in the mind

    “I cannot digest all this information”

verb

  1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

    “I cannot bear his constant criticism”

verb

  1. convert food into absorbable substances

    “I cannot digest milk products”

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Example Sentences

condense the contents of a book into a summary
the government digested the entire law into a code
Protein digests in a few hours
I cannot digest all this information
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
I cannot digest milk products

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