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digest vs allow

allow vs digest

digest is a noun but allow is not a noun.

digest and allow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
digest Yes No Yes No
allow No No Yes No
As verbs, allow is a hypernym of digest; that is, allow is a word with a broader meaning than digest:
  • digest: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • allow: consent to, give permission; permit
Other hypernyms of digest include countenance, let, permit.
digest (noun) allow (noun)
something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
a periodical that summarizes the news
digest (verb) allow (verb)
make more concise allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
systematize, as by classifying and summarizing give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
become assimilated into the body consent to, give permission; permit
soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture let have
arrange and integrate in the mind grant as a discount or in exchange
put up with something or somebody unpleasant make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
convert food into absorbable substances allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility
Difference between digest and allow

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