Definition of 'digest'

Noun

1. a periodical that summarizes the news
2. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
      Synonyms: compilation

Verb

1. convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
2. arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
3. 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"
      Synonyms: endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide suffer put up
4. become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
5. systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
6. soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
7. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
      Synonyms: condense concentrate
8. soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

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