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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dih
jest
[or]
daI
jest
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| inflections: |
digests, digesting, digested |
| definition 1: |
to break down or promote the breaking down of (food) into substances that can be absorbed by body tissues.
- synonyms:
- assimilate, metabolize
- similar words:
- disintegrate, dissolve
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| definition 2: |
to assimilate mentally; ponder.
I'd like to digest what I heard before replying.- synonyms:
- absorb, assimilate
- similar words:
- comprehend, contemplate, imbibe, mull over, ponder
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| definition 3: |
to classify in some convenient arrangement; systematize.
- synonyms:
- classify, systematize
- similar words:
- codify, order, organize
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| definition 4: |
to abridge or summarize; condense.
- synonyms:
- abridge, abstract, condense, summarize
- similar words:
- abbreviate, compress
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| related words: |
absorb, get, summarize |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dih
jest
[or]
daI
jest
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| definition 1: |
to soften or promote the breakdown of a substance, as by chemical action or heat.
- similar words:
- assimilate, metabolize, soften
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| definition 2: |
to break down and assimilate food, or to be assimilated as food.
- synonyms:
- assimilate, metabolize
- similar words:
- disintegrate, dissolve
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| definition 3: |
to be exposed to softening or disintegrating agents.
- similar words:
- disintegrate, metabolize, soften
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
daI
jest
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| definition: |
a collection of literary works, scientific abstracts, news items, or the like, esp. in an abridged form.
- synonyms:
- abridgment, conspectus
- similar words:
- analects, anthology, bulletin, collection, compilation, condensation, pandect
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| related words: |
abbreviation, outline |
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