- to digest beforehand; specif., to treat (food) as with enzymes for easier digestion when eaten
- to present (news, information, etc.) in a simplified form: usually used disparagingly
predigest
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predigest
transitive verb
pre·di·gest·ed, pre·di·gest·ing, pre·di·gests- To subject (food) to partial digestion, usually through an enzymatic or chemical process, before ingestion.
- To render in a simpler style or form.
Related Forms:
- pre′di·ges′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present predigests, present participle predigesting, simple past and past participle predigested)
Origin
pre- +"Ž digest
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predigest - Medical Definition
v.
- To subject food to partial digestion, usually through an enzymatic or chemical process, before ingestion.
- To render in a simpler style or form.
Related Forms:
- pre′di·ges′tion
n.
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