Meaning & use
digest
To break down food in the stomach and intestines into substances the body can absorb.
See it in a sentence
It can take several hours for the body to fully digest a large meal.
Take your time explaining the results so everyone can digest the information.
A note on using this word
Digest is often used figuratively to mean absorb or think through information, not only food.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A short publication summarizing longer articles, news, or reports.
The magazine publishes a monthly digest of the week's top science stories.
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