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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for digest

Noun

1. digest, periodical
usage: a periodical that summarizes the news
2. compilation, digest, collection, compendium
usage: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

Verb

1. digest, process, treat
usage: convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
2. digest, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
usage: 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, permit, allow, let, countenance
usage: 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, change
usage: become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
5. digest, systematize, systematise, systemize, systemise
usage: systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
6. digest, disintegrate
usage: soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
7. digest, condense, concentrate, abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
usage: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
8. digest, decompose, break up, break down
usage: soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
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