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digest Definition

• (n) a periodical that summarizes the news
• (n) something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
• (v) convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
• (v) arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
• (v) put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "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"
• (v) become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
• (v) systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
• (v) soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
• (v) make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
• (v) soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

digest Synonyms

• abide
• bear
• brook
• compilation
• concentrate
• condense
• digest
• endure
• put up
• stand
• stick out
• stomach
• suffer
• support
• tolerate