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Definition digest in British English

digest verb

[transitive] verb
/daɪˈdʒest/
1

when your stomach digests food, it changes it into the substances that your body needs

Example

Cheese can be difficult to digest.

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2

to understand information when there is a lot of it or it is difficult or unexpected

Example

There was a pause while she digested this piece of news.

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Definition digest in British English