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English noun: digest | |||
| 1. | digest (communication) a periodical that summarizes the news | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | periodical | ||
| 2. | digest (communication) something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) | ||
| Synonyms | compilation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collection, compendium | ||
English verb: digest | |||
| 1. | digest (consumption) convert food into absorbable substances | ||
| Samples | I cannot digest milk products. | ||
| Examples | The chefs digest the vegetables | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | process, treat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | predigest, stomach | ||
| Entail | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
| Verb group | digest | ||
| 2. | digest (cognition) arrange and integrate in the mind | ||
| Samples | I cannot digest all this information. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue digest the movie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | ||
| 3. | digest (cognition) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||
| Samples | 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 | abide, bear, brook, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accept, bear up, hold still for, live with, pay, sit out, stand for, swallow, take a joke, take lying down | ||
| Verb group | suffer | ||
| 4. | digest (change) become assimilated into the body | ||
| Samples | Protein digests in a few hours. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | digest | ||
| 5. | digest (change) systematize, as by classifying and summarizing | ||
| Samples | The government digested the entire law into a code. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize | ||
| 6. | digest (change) soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disintegrate | ||
| Verb group | digest | ||
| 7. | digest (change) make more concise | ||
| Samples | Condense the contents of a book into a summary. | ||
| Synonyms | concentrate, condense | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate, telescope | ||
| 8. | digest (change) soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break down, break up, decompose | ||
| Verb group | digest | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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