digest meaning and definition

DIGEST noun

Definition of digest (noun)

1. a periodical that summarizes the news
2. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
   • synonyms: compilation

DIGEST verb

Definition of digest (verb)

1. convert food into absorbable substances
   • "I cannot digest milk products"
2. arrange and integrate in the mind
   • "I cannot digest all this information"
3. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
   • "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
   • synonyms: abide, bear, brook, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
4. become assimilated into the body
   • "Protein digests in a few hours"
5. systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
   • "the government digested the entire law into a code"
6. soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
7. make more concise
   • "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
   • synonyms: concentrate, condense
8. soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture