Advertisement
Vocabulary Entry
digest
|noun • verb
Advertisement
N
noun
A process by which food is broken down in the body so it can be absorbed.
Example Sentences
"The human body relies on digestion to extract nutrients from food."
"After a big meal, digestion can take several hours."
"Certain conditions can affect a person's digestion."
V
verb
To break down food in the stomach and intestines or to process information in a way that makes it understandable.
Example Sentences
"It takes time for the stomach to digest heavy meals."
"She found it hard to digest the news of the company's closure."
"The software is designed to digest large amounts of data quickly."