digerir

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Conjugation

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒeˈɾi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ʒɨˈɾiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ʒɨˈɾi.ɾi/

Verb

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.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • digestir (obsolete or dialectal)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dīgerō (separate, distribute).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. to digest

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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