DIGESTING

Convert food into absorbable substances

Example: "I cannot digest milk products"

Arrange and integrate in the mind

Example: "I cannot digest all this information"

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Example: "I cannot bear his constant criticism"

Become assimilated into the body

Example: "Protein digests in a few hours"

Systematize, as by classifying and summarizing

Example: "The government digested the entire law into a code"

Soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture

Make more concise

Example: "Condense the contents of a book into a summary"

Soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture