1. the process of partially digesting food before it is consumed, especially through artificial or external means
Usage: medical; technical
2. the preliminary breakdown or processing of information or ideas to make them easier to understand
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The baby food underwent predigestion to make it easier for infants to absorb nutrients.
• Enzyme supplements can aid in the predigestion of proteins.
• The textbook’s predigestion of complex theories helped students grasp the material.
• Medical researchers studied predigestion techniques for patients with digestive disorders.
• The predigestion of starches begins with the addition of specific enzymes.
• Teachers often engage in predigestion of difficult concepts before presenting them to students.