Synonyms: digest, compilation
Definition: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
Similar words: collection, compendium
Definition: a publication containing a variety of works
Synonyms: digest
Definition: a periodical that summarizes the news
Similar words: periodical
Definition: a publication that appears at fixed intervals
Synonyms: digest
Definition: soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
Similar words: decompose, break down, break up
Definition: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
Synonyms: concentrate, condense, digest
Definition: make more concise
Usage: condense the contents of a book into a summary
Similar words: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Usage: The manuscript must be shortened
Synonyms: digest
Definition: soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
Similar words: disintegrate
Definition: break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
Usage: The material disintegrated; the group disintegrated after the leader died
Synonyms: digest
Definition: systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
Usage: the government digested the entire law into a code
Similar words: systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize
Definition: arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
Usage: systematize our scientific knowledge
Synonyms: digest
Definition: become assimilated into the body
Usage: Protein digests in a few hours
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: digest
Definition: arrange and integrate in the mind
Usage: I cannot digest all this information
Similar words: dig, compass, comprehend, get the picture, grasp, grok, apprehend, savvy
Definition: get the meaning of something
Usage: Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Synonyms: endure, put up, digest, bear, abide, brook, stand, suffer, support, tolerate, stick out, stomach
Definition: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Usage: 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
Similar words: let, countenance, permit, allow
Definition: consent to, give permission
Usage: She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband; I won't let the police search her basement; I cannot allow you to see your exam
Synonyms: digest
Definition: convert food into absorbable substances
Usage: I cannot digest milk products
Definition: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
Usage: process cheese; process hair; treat the water so it can be drunk; treat the lawn with chemicals; treat an oil spill