Meaning: To process food in the stomach:
* After a large meal, it takes my body a long time to digest the food.
* The enzymes in our stomachs help us digest proteins.
Meaning: To understand and absorb information:
* I need some time to digest all of this new information before I can make a decision.
* It takes a while for my brain to digest a complex novel.
Meaning: To summarize or condense information:
* The editor asked me to digest the research paper into a shorter article for the magazine.
* The meeting minutes are a digest of the main points discussed.
Meaning: To publish a collection of articles or stories:
* This magazine digests articles from various publications on current events.
* The literary journal digested short stories and poems by new writers.