Digest and Understand

Digest

Digest verb - To arrange or assign according to type.

Understand is a synonym for digest in sense topic. In some cases you can use "Understand" instead a verb "Digest", when it comes to topics like assimilate.

Understand

Understand verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: after a few weeks in Russia I began to understand the language a little bit

Digest is a synonym for understand in sense topic. Sometimes you can use "Digest" instead a verb "Understand".

Common collocations

life digest life understand life
people digest people understand people
word digest word understand word
situation digest situation understand situation
Other words: way, words, rules, animals.
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