digerir

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dīgerere (to separate, to distribute), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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digerir (first-person singular present digereixo, first-person singular preterite digerí, past participle digerit)

  1. to arrange, to bring in order
  2. to digest
    Synonym: pair
  3. to handle, to cope with

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dīgerere (to separate; to distribute), with change of conjugation.

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Verb

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digerir (first-person singular present digiro, third-person singular present digere, first-person singular preterite digeri, past participle digerido)

  1. to digest (to break down and absorb food in the alimentary canal)
    Vacas conseguem digerir grama.
    Cows can digest grass.
  2. (figurative) to digest (to think over and arrange methodically in the mind)
    Não conseguia digerir a informação.
    He couldn’t digest the information.
  3. (figurative) to deal with; to come to terms with; to cope
    Ele ainda não digeriu a morte da mãe.
    He still hasn’t come to terms with his mother’s death.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin dīgerō (separate, distribute).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dixeˈɾiɾ/ [d̪i.xeˈɾiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: di‧ge‧rir

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digerir (first-person singular present digiero, first-person singular preterite digerí, past participle digerido)

  1. to digest

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