Added 9 October 2026
digest
/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/ noun
In Latin: digero Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about digest at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A periodical that summarizes the news.
- Something that is compiled (as into a single book or file).
verb
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Convert food into absorbable substances.
I cannot digest milk products
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Arrange and integrate in the mind.
I cannot digest all this information
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Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
I cannot bear his constant criticism
Origin
From Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgestus, past participle of dīgerō (“carry apart”), from dī- (for dis- (“apart”)) + gerō (“to carry”), influenced by Middle French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (transitive), both “to melt, to digest,” whence Modern English melt.
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