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digest
verbgeneral usecommon/diʒɨˈɾiɾ/di·ge·rir
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To process and break down food in the stomach and intestines, transforming it into substances absorbable by the body.
Usage examples
“Some foods are harder to digest.”
“The stomach began to digest the meal.”
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Common combinations
digest fooddigest informationhard to digest
2
To process mentally; to understand, assimilate, or accept (ideas, information, feelings).
Usage examples
“He hasn't yet been able to digest the news.”
“It takes time to digest all this information.”
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Antonyms
Common combinations
digest an ideadigest a criticism