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1di·gest Listen to audio/daɪˈʤɛst/ verb
di·gests; di·gest·ed; di·gest·ing
1 : to change (food that you have eaten) by a biological process into simpler forms that can be used by the body [+ obj] He has trouble digesting certain foods. an easily digested protein [no obj] Soft-boiled eggs digest easily.
2 [+ obj] : to think over and try to understand (news, information, etc.)
It will take me a while to digest this news.
— di·gest·ible Listen to audio /daɪˈʤɛstəbəl/ adjective [more digestible; most digestible]
easily digestible foods
— di·gest·ibil·i·ty Listen to audio /daɪˌʤɛstəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]

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