Digest Definition & Meaning

digest
noun
  1. a periodical that summarizes the news
  2. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
verb
  1. convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
  2. arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
  3. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
  4. become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
  5. systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
  6. soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
  7. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
  8. soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

"Digest" in song lyrics

See how digest is used in real songs:

  • "Time to manifest the quest that's hard to digest"
    3rd Bass — No Master Plan No Master Race
  • "deep in my chest - bringing to all of y'all Christian raw rhymes to digest"
    Ambassador f/ Cruz Cordero, M.O.D. — Cypha International
  • "Cause my red meat raps take long to digest"
    Apocalipps — Apocalipps Now

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