digest

7 definitions • 9 examples

to change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use:

I find that I don't digest meat easily.

Sit still and allow your meal to digest.

to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it:

This chapter is so difficult to digest, I'll have to read it again later.

a short written report providing the most important parts of a larger piece of writing, or one containing recent news:

digest of A digest of the research findings is now available.

The company publishes a monthly digest of its activities.

(of the body of a living creature) to chemically change food into smaller forms that the body can absorb and use:

[ T ] Some people have difficulty digesting milk.

to take information into your mind in a way that gives you the ability to use it:

He could digest an enormous amount of information with amazing speed.

a short written report containing the most important parts of a longer piece, or a short written report of recent news:

The Sunday newspaper includes a digest of last week’s major stories.

if a company digests another company that it has bought, it makes the action successful, so that the new bigger company is able to make a profit, etc:

The high street lender has digested the acquisition of fund manager Scottish Widows and is ready for another acquisition.