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