digest vs contract

contract vs digest

digest and contract both are nouns.

digest and contract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
digest	Yes	No	Yes	No
contract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contract is a hypernym of digest; that is, contract is a word with a broader meaning than digest:

digest: make more concise
contract: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

Other hypernyms of digest include abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten.

digest (noun)	contract (noun)
something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)	a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
a periodical that summarizes the news	a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
	(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

digest (verb)	contract (verb)
make more concise	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
systematize, as by classifying and summarizing	make or become more narrow or restricted
become assimilated into the body	become smaller or draw together
soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture	compress or concentrate
arrange and integrate in the mind	enter into a contractual arrangement
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	make smaller
convert food into absorbable substances	squeeze or press together
	engage by written agreement

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