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di·gest • v. / diˈjest; dī-/ [tr.] break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body. ∎ understand or assimilate (new information or the significance of something) by a period of reflection. ∎ arrange (something) in a systematic or convenient order, esp. by reduction: the computer digested your labors into a form understandable by a program. ∎ Chem. treat (a substance) with heat, enzymes, or a solvent in order to decompose it or extract essential components. • n. / ˈdīˌjest/ 1. a compilation or summary of material or information: a digest of their findings. ∎ a periodical consisting of condensed versions of pieces of writing or news published elsewhere. ∎ a methodical summary of a body of laws. ∎ (the Digest) the compendium of Roman law compiled in the reign of Justinian. 2. Chem. a substance or mixture obtained by digestion: a digest of cloned DNA. |
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"digest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "digest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-digest.html "digest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-digest.html |
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DIGESTA collection or compilation that embodies the chief matter of numerous books, articles, court decisions, and so on, disposed under proper heads or titles, and usually by an alphabetical arrangement, for facility in reference. An index to reported cases, providing brief statements of court holdings or facts of cases, which is arranged by subject and subdivided by jurisdiction and courts. As a legal term, digest is to be distinguished from abridgment. The latter is a summary of the contents of a single work, in which, as a rule, the original order or sequence of parts is preserved, and in which the principal labor of the compiler is in the matter of consolidation. A digest is wider in its scope, is made up of quotations or paraphrased passages, and has its own system of classification and arrangement. An index merely points out the places where particular matters may be found, without purporting to give such matters in extenso. A treatise or commentary is not a compilation, but an original composition, though it may include quotations and excerpts. |
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"Digest." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Digest." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701396.html "Digest." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701396.html |
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digest methodical or systematic compendium. XIV. — L. dīgesta ‘matters methodically arranged’, n. pl. of dīgestus, pp. of dīgerere divide, distribute, digest, f. DI- 1 + gerere carry.
So digest arrange methodically; assimilate (food) in the body. XV. f. dīgest-, pp. stem of dīgerere. digestion digesting of food. XIV. — (O)F. — L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "digest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "digest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-digest.html T. F. HOAD. "digest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-digest.html |
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digest A collection of postings to a NEWSGROUP or messages sent to a mailing list. Sometimes some editing takes place in that only those postings or messages of high interest are included. The digest is then either made available on a WEB PAGE or posted to another newsgroup. The preparation of a digest is usually carried out by a MODERATOR.
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DARREL INCE. "digest." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "digest." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-digest.html DARREL INCE. "digest." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-digest.html |
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Digesta condensed or digested collection of fiction or of statements or information. Examples: digest of laws, 1626; of scriptural text, 1825. |
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"Digest." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Digest." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300529.html "Digest." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300529.html |
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Digest see Corpus Juris Civilis . |
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"Digest." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Digest." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Digest.html "Digest." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Digest.html |
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•abreast, arrest, attest, beau geste, behest, bequest, best, blessed, blest, breast, Brest, Bucharest, Budapest, celeste, chest, contest, crest, digest, divest, guest, hest, infest, ingest, jest, lest, Midwest, molest, nest, northwest, pest, prestressed, protest, quest, rest, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-possessed, southwest, suggest, test, Trieste, unaddressed, unexpressed, unimpressed, unpressed, unstressed, vest, west, wrest, zest
•manifest • talkfest • Hammerfest
•Almagest • backrest • armrest
•redbreast • headrest • imprest
•chimney breast • footrest • firecrest
•incest • palimpsest • unprocessed
•road test • undervest • conquest
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"digest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "digest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-digest.html "digest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-digest.html |
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