to digest

  • 21digest — digests, digesting, digested (The verb is pronounced [[t]daɪʤe̱st[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]da͟ɪʤest[/t]].) 1) V ERG When food digests or when you digest it, it passes through your body to your stomach. Your stomach removes the substances… …

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  • 22digest — 01. My nephew only drinks soy milk because he isn t able to [digest] cow s milk. 02. Baby cookies are very easy to [digest]. 03. According to my wife, eating yogurt is very good for the [digestion]. 04. My grandfather doesn t like to eat eggs… …

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  • 23Digest of International Law — Das Digest of International Law, seit 1973 unter dem Titel Digest of United States Practice in International Law, ist eine seit 1886 erscheinende Schriftenreihe des Außenministeriums der Vereinigten Staaten, die zu den wichtigsten… …

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  • 24digest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Digest is used after these nouns: ↑news {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ Some foods are digested more easily than others. ▪ fully ▪ …

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  • 25digest — I UK [daɪˈdʒest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms digest : present tense I/you/we/they digest he/she/it digests present participle digesting past tense digested past participle digested * 1) when your stomach digests food, it changes it into the …

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  • 26digest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta, from neuter plural of digestus, past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis + gerere to carry Date: 14th century 1. a summation or… …

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  • 27digest — digestedly, adv. digestedness, n. v. /di jest , duy /; n. /duy jest/, v.t. 1. to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system. 2. to promote the digestion of (food). 3. to obtain information, ideas …

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  • 28Digest (Roman law) — Digestorum, seu Pandectarum libri quinquaginta. Lugduni apud Gulielmu[m] Rouillium, 1581. Biblioteca Comunale Renato Fucini di Empoli The Digest, also known as the Pandects (Lat. Digesta seu Pandectae, adapted from Gr. πανδέκτης pandektes, all… …

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  • 29Digest — Di|gest 〈[ daıdʒəst] n. 15〉 Auswahl, Überblick, Zusammenstellung von Auszügen aus Zeitschriften, Büchern u. a. Veröffentlichungen [engl., „Abriss, Auszug, Sammlung“ <lat. digesta „Geordnetes, Sammlung“; → digerieren] * * * Di|gest [ da̮id̮ʒɛst …

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  • 30digest — di|gest1 [daıˈdʒest, dı ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: digestus, past participle of digerere to carry apart, arrange, digest ] 1.) to change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can use ▪ Most babies can digest …

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