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digested

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdaɪˌdʒɛstɪd// UK //daɪdʒˈɛstɪd// di·gest·ed

adj. changed into a form that your body can use for energy. It can also describe information that you have thought about carefully and now understand.

adj. pertaining to food that has been broken down into absorbable nutrients; metaphorically, refers to information that has been mentally processed and assimilated. Often used predicatively to describe a state of comprehension or physical readiness.


SIMPLE

The body uses digested food for energy.

CONTEXTUAL

Once the data was fully digested, the team realized the project would take much longer than expected.

COMPLEX

The report was so dense that it could only be properly digested after several hours of quiet, uninterrupted study by the senior analysts.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'become' when describing mental processing.

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