partially digest

Frequency: 5.04.2 per million words

To process food or information incompletely.

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Examples (10)

  • In the stomach, proteins are only partially digested before moving on.
  • The owl regurgitated pellets containing the partially digested bones of its prey.
  • He felt unwell because the heavy meal had only been partially digested.
  • Some animals partially digest food before feeding it to their young.
  • After the briefing, I had only partially digested the sheer volume of new information.
  • She sat in silence, having only partially digested the shocking news.
  • The students could only partially digest the complex philosophical text without help.
  • It's clear from his questions that he has only partially digested the instructions.
  • The process of partially digesting starch begins in the mouth.
  • We will likely only partially digest the report's findings by the end of today.