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predigest

[ pree-di-jest, -dahy- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.
  2. to make simpler or plainer, as for easier understanding.


predigest

/ ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛst; -dɪ- /

verb

  1. tr to treat (food) artificially to aid subsequent digestion in the body
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • d·tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of predigest1

First recorded in 1655–65; pre- + digest
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Example Sentences

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I wasn’t conditioned to expect everything worthwhile to be predigested and readily exploitable.

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To discuss moviegoing primarily in terms of Scorsese and Marvel movies is to traffic in narratives preselected and predigested by social media — so let’s not.

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By pounding and heating foods, he says, they are “predigested” so that our bodies have to expend less energy breaking them down.

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“We do not want to become a place where people come to receive a predigested” version of queer history.

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In this unprecedented situation, the government will need novel, creative policymaking to minimize the damage — and not just the same old predigested ideological programs.

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