Etymology

digest

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Today it means: To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application. Full definition →

Middle English digesten ← Latin dīgestus
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digest · verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromdīgestus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdigesten
  3. English todaydigest

From Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgestus, past participle of dīgerō (“carry apart”), from dī- (for dis- (“apart”)) + gerō (“to carry”), influenced by Middle French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English meltan (intransitive) and mieltan (transitive), both “to melt, to digest,” whence Modern English melt.

digest · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromdīgesta
  2. English todaydigest

From Latin dīgesta, neuter plural of dīgestus, past participle of dīgerō (“separate”).

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