digest
verb
/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/
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/dəˈd͡ʒɛst/
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- (transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
- (transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
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digérer
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digest
noun
/ˈdaɪd͡ʒəst/
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/ˈdaɪd͡ʒɛst/
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- A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
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digeste
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- Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.
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revue,
revue de presse
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digestion
noun
/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
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/dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
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- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
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digestion
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digestive
adjective
/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
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- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
- That causes or promotes digestion.
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digestif
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digestible
adjective
/daɪˈdʒɛstəbəɫ/
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- Capable of being digested.
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digestible
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digestive
noun
/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
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- A substance that aids digestion.
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digestif
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