swallow vs digest

digest vs swallow

swallow and digest both are nouns.

swallow and digest both are verbs.

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

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

swallow: tolerate or accommodate oneself to
digest: put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Other hypernyms of swallow include abide, bear, brook, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate.

swallow (noun)	digest (noun)
the act of swallowing	something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations	a periodical that summarizes the news
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	digest (verb)
believe or accept without questioning or challenge	make more concise
keep from expressing	systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	become assimilated into the body
take back what one has said	soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
utter unclearly	soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
engulf and destroy	arrange and integrate in the mind
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing	convert food into absorbable substances

Difference between swallow and digest

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