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to digest

to digest

52 2.8
To break down food in the body so the body can use it
  • verb
  • /dɪˈdʒɛst/
translation icon : digerir
  • Infections caused blood poisoning and his inability to intake and digest any food.
  • digest food
  • eat and digest
  • take days to digest

And finally, they help digest and absorb nutrients.

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Examples

  • Japanese have different digestive systems, and foreign rice cannot be properly digested by our bodies.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • It's meant to help you to digest and absorb fat in your diet.

  • But what is really there is the memory of how to digest food, right?

  • So now we can digest our food.

  • And finally, they help digest and absorb nutrients.

  • You have proteases that are there to digest proteins, right?

  • That's how you digest food, specifically proteins.

  • Raw foods are harder to digest than most cooked foods.

  • Our people have always been good at digesting even the most indigestible items on life's menu.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After eating dinner, it is important to give your body time to digest the food properly.

Synonyms

to break down
vsto digest
  • Specialized
36 3.7

To make something separate into smaller parts by a chemical process

is used for chemical change inside the body that allows absorption and use
to metabolize
vsto digest
  • Specialized
19 6.5

Change food and chemicals inside a living thing so it can use them or get rid of them

applies to breakdown in the body or by outside chemical means
to phagocytize
vsto digest
  • Specialized
9.9

To eat and break down tiny particles or bacteria inside the body, usually by white blood cells

refers more generally to chemical breakdown for absorption or use, not only cell engulfing

How Digested

to metabolize
  • Specialized
19 6.5
to assimilate
  • Specialized
4 7.7
to digest
52 2.8
to break down
  • Specialized
36 3.7

Surface Forms

digest infinitive
digested past
digested past participle
digesting present participle
digests third person singular

Etymology

The word digest comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and gest 'carry', giving the image of 'breaking apart' and moving pieces. So to digest food is to break it down into small parts the body can absorb and use.