digesting

1. convert food into absorbable substancesExamples: "I cannot digest milk products"Synonyms: digest

2. arrange and integrate in the mindExamples: "I cannot digest all this information"Synonyms: digest

3. put up with something or somebody unpleasantExamples: "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out

4. become assimilated into the bodyExamples: "Protein digests in a few hours"Synonyms: digest

5. systematize, as by classifying and summarizingExamples: "the government digested the entire law into a code"Synonyms: digest

6. soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moistureSynonyms: digest