predigest

[ pree-di-jest, -dahy- ]

verb (used with object)

1. to treat (food) by an artificial process analogous to digestion so that, when taken into the body, it is more easily digestible.
2. to make simpler or plainer, as for easier understanding.

predigest

/ ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛst; -dɪ- /

verb

1. tr to treat (food) artificially to aid subsequent digestion in the body

Derived Forms

• ˌprediˈgestion, noun

Other Words From

• predi·gestion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of predigest¹

First recorded in 1655–65; pre- + digest

Example Sentences

To discuss moviegoing primarily in terms of Scorsese and Marvel movies is to traffic in narratives preselected and predigested by social media — so let’s not.

From Los Angeles Times

By pounding and heating foods, he says, they are “predigested” so that our bodies have to expend less energy breaking them down.

From Scientific American

“We do not want to become a place where people come to receive a predigested” version of queer history.

From New York Times

In this unprecedented situation, the government will need novel, creative policymaking to minimize the damage — and not just the same old predigested ideological programs.

From Washington Post

Like a good mother, he predigested Cora’s distress by making sense of it and, by giving it a meaning and explanation, he transformed it into something that could be accepted and endured.

From The Guardian