PREDIGEST

predigest

(verb) digest (food) beforehand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

predigest (third-person singular simple present predigests, present participle predigesting, simple past and past participle predigested)

To digest food in advance of eating it

(by extension) To preprocess in order to deliver the most important parts in a simplified form.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre`di*gest", v. t. (Med.)

Definition: To subject (food) to predigestion or artificial digestion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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