Present the material one simple step at a time so that you can easily digest each idea before moving on.
verb /daɪ'dʒɛst/
1
to change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can use. → ingest [ingest =/ɪn'dʒɛst/verb, to take food or other substances into your body → digest —ingestion /ɪnˈdʒestʃən/ noun ]
to change (food that you have eaten) by a biological process into simpler forms that can be used by the body. [biological =/ˌbaɪə'lɑdʒɪkl/adjective, 1). relating to the natural processes performed by living things, 3). relating to biology] [biology =/baɪ'ɑlədʒi/noun, 1). the scientific study of living things. 2). the scientific laws that control the life of a particular type of animal, plant etc]
when you digest food, or it digests, it is changed into substances that your body can use.
to change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use.
when your stomach digests food, it changes it into the substances that your body needs.
When food digests or when you digest it, it passes through your body to your stomach. Your stomach removes the substances that your body needs and gets rid of the rest.
Most babies can digest a wide range of food easily.
He has trouble digesting certain foods.
an easily digested protein. [protein = /'protin/ noun, one of several natural substances that exist in food such as meat, eggs, and beans, and which your body needs in order to grow and remain strong and healthy.]
Soft-boiled eggs digest easily. [soft-boiled = /ˈsɔftˈbɔɪld/ adjective, an egg that is soft-boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but the yellow part in the centre is still liquid → hard-boiled] [hard-boiled = /ˈhɑrdˈbɔɪld/ adjective, 1).a hard-boiled egg has been boiled until it becomes solid → soft-boiled. 2). not showing your emotions and not influenced by your feelings SYN tough. 3). hard-boiled film / thriller / fiction etc a film etc that deals with people who do not show their emotions.]
Humans cannot digest plants such as grass.
You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest.
I find that I don't digest meat easily.
Sit still and allow your meal to digest.
Cheese can be difficult to digest.
Do not undertake strenuous exercise for a few hours after a meal to allow food to digest.
She couldn't digest food properly. [undertake = /ˌʌndɚ'tek/ verb, 1). to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do it. 2).undertake to do something to promise or agree to do something] [strenuous = /'strɛnjuəs/ adjective, 1). needing a lot of effort or strength. 2). active and determined]
Nutrients from the digested food can be absorbed into the blood.
2
to understand new information, especially when there is a lot of it or it is difficult to understand SYN take in [take in = 3). to understand and remember something that you hear or read]
to think over and try to understand (news, information, etc.)
to think about sth so that you fully understand it.
to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it.
to understand information when there is a lot of it or it is difficult or unexpected.
If you digest information, you think about it carefully so that you understand it.
I struggled to digest the news.
It will take me a while to digest this news.
He paused, waiting for her to digest the information.
This chapter is so difficult to digest, I shall have to read it again later.
There was a pause while she digested this piece of news.
They learn well but seem to need time to digest information.
She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.
3
If you digest some unpleasant news, you think about it until you are able to accept it and know how to deal with it.
All this has upset me. I need time to digest it all.
digestible /daɪ'dʒstəbl/ adjective
easily digestible foods
digestibility /di,dʒestə'biləti/ noun
noun /'daɪdʒɛst/
a short piece of writing that gives the most important facts from a book, report etc.
information or a piece of writing that has been made shorter.
a short report containing the most important facts of a longer report or piece of writing; a collection of short reports.
a short written report providing the most important parts of a larger piece of writing, or one containing recent news.
a summary of a book or report.
A digest is a collection of pieces of writing. They are published together in a shorter form than they were originally published.
a digest of the laws.
a monthly news digest.
A digest of the research findings is now available.
The company publishes a monthly digest of its activities.
The organization publishes a regular digest of environmental statistics.
the Middle East Economic Digest.
Digest is often used in the names of magazines, such as “Reader's Digest” and “Architectural Digest.”
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