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digest

[dih-jest, dahy-, dahy-jest] / dɪˈdʒɛst, daɪ-, ˈdaɪ dʒɛst /
NOUN
abridgement of something written
Synonyms
STRONG
abstract brief compendium condensation epitome sketch summary survey syllabus synopsis
WEAK
aperçu pandect précis résumé short form sylloge
Antonyms
WEAK
unabridgement
VERB
assimilate food
Synonyms
STRONG
absorb consume dissolve eat incorporate macerate swallow take
WEAK
chymify
Antonyms
STRONG
build maintain misunderstand
WEAK
detail enlarge expand lengthen
VERB
make shorter; abridge
Synonyms
STRONG
abbreviate abstract classify codify compress condense cut decrease epitomize inventory nutshell reduce shorten sum summarize summate survey systematize tabulate trim
WEAK
boil down cut down cut to bone get to the meat methodize put in a nutshell sum up synopsize
Antonyms
STRONG
add amplify develop disorganize enlarge expand extend fill grow increase lengthen raise strengthen
WEAK
detail misunderstand
VERB
come to understand
Synonyms
STRONG
absorb analyze assimilate consider contemplate deliberate grasp master meditate ponder study
WEAK
take in think about think over
Antonyms
STRONG
discard dismiss disregard forget ignore misunderstand neglect not get reject
WEAK
detail enlarge expand lengthen
VERB
tolerate, endure
Synonyms
STRONG
abide bear brook go stand stomach swallow take
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid dodge refuse reject shun stop
WEAK
detail enlarge expand lengthen misunderstand

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JGBs were mixed in the morning Tokyo session as investors digest Middle East developments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

There was barely time to digest what had just happened and only 30% of the vote had so far been counted.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

There’s more to digest than the sector’s exposure to software and related worries over artificial-intelligence disruption.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Inside the fossil, scientists also found dozens of gastroliths, small stones that the dinosaur swallowed to help digest food.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Foods that humans cannot digest in their natural forms—such as wheat, rice and potatoes—became staples of our diet thanks to cooking.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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