noun

digestion

digestion, assimilation

Good digestion is important for your health.

Good digestion is important for your health.

The digestion of the complex report took several days.

The digestion of the complex report took several days.

((of sth.)) the process of breaking down (sth.) The digestion of food starts in the mouth.

Synonyms: breakdown, absorption, assimilation

From Latin 'digestio', from 'digerere' (to separate, arrange), from 'dis-' (apart) + 'gerere' (to carry).

Think of your stomach 'digesting' food by breaking it down. The same can happen with complex information.

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