Definition of "digest" []

• Physiology To convert (food) into simpler chemical compounds that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body, as by chemical and muscular action in the alimentary canal. (verb-transitive)
• To absorb or assimilate mentally. (verb-transitive)
• To organize into a systematic arrangement, usually by summarizing or classifying. (verb-transitive)
• To condense or abridge (a written work). (verb-transitive)
• To endure or bear patiently. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This digest is then matched against advertiser-created categories e.g. Sport, Travel and if a match is found, only the name of the category, the random number and a timestamp are stored."
• "What makes that even more fun to digest is the other side was every bit as vile as the decisions we made, and our choices just made them crack first."
• "I think the idea of the digest is genius for providing an income for you between novels."