Digest is when your body breaks down food into smaller pieces so that it can use the nutrients.
The body digests food in the stomach.
Noun: digest.
Verb: digest.
Adjective: digestible.
Adverb: digestibly.
Synonym: assimilate.
Antonym: indigestible.
The word "digest" comes from the Latin word digestus, which means "to break down" or "to assimilate". It is made up of the two Latin words di (apart) and gerere (to carry).
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