digest (n.)

  1. a periodical that summarizes the news

  2. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

    [ Syn: compilation ]

    digest (v.)

  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

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: condense , concentrate ]

  8. soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture

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