Dictionary definition · digest
noun
- a periodical that summarizes the news
- something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
verb
- convert food into absorbable substances"I cannot digest milk products"
- arrange and integrate in the mind"I cannot digest all this information"
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant"I cannot bear his constant criticism"
- become assimilated into the body"Protein digests in a few hours"
- systematize, as by classifying and summarizing"the government digested the entire law into a code"
- soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
- make more concise"condense the contents of a book into a summary"
- soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).