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| 1. | [ verb ] arrange and integrate in the mind | |
| Examples: | "I cannot digest all this information" |
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| Related terms: | get_the_picture digestion | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (food) convert food into absorbable substances | |
| Examples: | "I cannot digest milk products" |
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| Related terms: | process predigest stomach consume | |
| 3. | [ verb ] soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture | |
| Related terms: | decompose digestion | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make more concise | |
| Synonyms: | concentrate condense | |
| Examples: | "condense the contents of a book into a summary" |
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| Related terms: | abridge encapsulate telescope concentration compilation | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (writing) a periodical that summarizes the news | |
| Related terms: | periodical condense | |
| 6. | [ verb ] become assimilated into the body | |
| Examples: | "Protein digests in a few hours" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 7. | [ verb ] systematize, as by classifying and summarizing | |
| Examples: | "the government digested the entire law into a code" |
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| Related terms: | systematize | |
| 8. | [ verb ] soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture | |
| Related terms: | disintegrate | |
| 9. | [ verb ] put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
| Synonyms: | bear stand suffer tolerate endure put_up abide brook support stick_out stomach | |
| Examples: | "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
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| Related terms: | permit take pay accept stand_for bear_up take_lying_down take_a_joke sit_out suffer endurance tolerance toleration | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (writing) something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) | |
| Synonyms: | compilation | |
| Related terms: | collection compose condense | |
| Similar spelling: |
digester digested digestive digestion disgust die-cast disgusted disesteem diseased disaster |
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