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redigest

verb

Etymology

From re- + digest.

  1. derived from dīgestus
  2. inherited from digesten
  3. prefixed as redigest — “re + digest”

Definitions

  1. To digest again.

    • ...to treat the metal with nitro-hydrochloric acid, evaporate to dryness, redigest with hydrochloric acid, and then precipitate the filtered solution...
    • ...but the professors had not digested their knowledge with practical execution in mind, with the result that my boy is having to redigest it.
    • The ability of ruminants to rework their feed and continually redigest it enables them to gain more nourishment...

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA