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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

Conjugation

Synonyms

• pair

Derived terms

• digestió

Portuguese

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

Conjugation

Synonyms

• digestir (obsolete or dialectal)

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Latin dīgero ‎(“separate, distribute”).

Verb

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

1. to digest.

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.

Related terms

• digestión
• digestivo
• indigesto