digerir

Etymology

From Latin dīgerere, present active infinitive of dīgerō (“I separate, I distribute”).

Verb

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

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

Etymology

From Latin dīgerere (“to separate; to distribute”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒe.ˈɾi(ɾ)/, -(ɹ)
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.ʒe.ˈɾi(ɾ)/, -(ɻ)
• (Brazil) Homophone: digeri

Verb

digerir (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. (figuratively) to digest (to think over and arrange methodically in the mind)

   Não conseguia digerir a information.

   He couldn’t digest the information.

3. (figuratively) 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.

4. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of digerir
5. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of digerir
6. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of digerir
7. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of digerir

Etymology

Latin dīgero (“separate, distribute”).

Verb

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

1. to digest.