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digest

[dih-jest, dahy-, dahy-jest] / dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ dʒɛst /
NOUN
abridgement of something written
Synonyms
STRONG
abstract brief compendium condensation epitome sketch summary survey syllabus synopsis
WEAK
aperçu pandect précis résumé short form sylloge
Antonyms
WEAK
unabridgement
VERB
assimilate food
Synonyms
STRONG
absorb consume dissolve eat incorporate macerate swallow take
WEAK
chymify
Antonyms
STRONG
build maintain misunderstand
WEAK
detail enlarge expand lengthen
VERB
make shorter; abridge
Synonyms
STRONG
abbreviate abstract classify codify compress condense cut decrease epitomize inventory nutshell reduce shorten sum summarize summate survey systematize tabulate trim
WEAK
boil down cut down cut to bone get to the meat methodize put in a nutshell sum up synopsize
Antonyms
STRONG
add amplify develop disorganize enlarge expand extend fill grow increase lengthen raise strengthen
WEAK
detail misunderstand
VERB
come to understand
Synonyms
STRONG
absorb analyze assimilate consider contemplate deliberate grasp master meditate ponder study
WEAK
take in think about think over
Antonyms
STRONG
discard dismiss disregard forget ignore misunderstand neglect not get reject
WEAK
detail enlarge expand lengthen
VERB
tolerate, endure
Synonyms
STRONG
abide bear brook go stand stomach swallow take
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid dodge refuse reject shun stop
WEAK
detail enlarge expand lengthen misunderstand

Example Sentences

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Inside the fossil, scientists also found dozens of gastroliths, small stones that the dinosaur swallowed to help digest food.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Zhang had a charismatic and humorous style that made such complex information easy to digest - and his career took off from there.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Companies are breaking up some of this year’s biggest bond offerings into bite-size pieces for the debt market to digest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Not only dreams but broken dreams — the compost that can happen when you digest broken dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It would take years for many Hitler Youth to digest the truth about National Socialism: They had served a mass murderer and, in so doing, had contributed to the deaths of millions of people.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti