digest

Definition

To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.

Etymology

From Middle English digesten, from Latin dīgestus, past participle of dīgerō (“carry apart”), from dī- (for dis- (“apart”)) + gerō (“I 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.

Example Sentences

• "to digest laws"
• "joining them together and digesting them into order"
• "We have cause to be glad that matters are so well digested."