digest vs take a joke

digest is a noun but take a joke is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
digest	Yes	No	Yes	No
take a joke	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take a joke is a hyponym of digest; that is, take a joke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than digest:

Other hyponyms of digest include accept, live with, swallow, hold still for, stand for, bear up, take lying down, sit out, pay.

digest (noun)	take a joke (noun)
something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
a periodical that summarizes the news

digest (verb)	take a joke (verb)
make more concise	listen to a joke at one's own expense
systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
become assimilated into the body
soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
arrange and integrate in the mind
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
convert food into absorbable substances