dixerir

Asturian

Verb

dixerir

  1. to digest

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

From Latin dīgerere (to separate; to distribute).

Verb

dixerir (first-person singular present dixiro, third-person singular present dixire, first-person singular preterite dixerín, past participle dixerido)

  1. to digest (to break down and absorb food in the alimentary canal)
    As vacas poden dixerir a herba.
    Cows can digest grass.
  2. (figurative) to digest (to think over and arrange methodically in the mind)
    Non conseguía dixerir a información.
    He couldn’t digest the information.
  3. (figurative) to deal with; to come to terms with; to cope
    El aínda non dixeriu a morte da mai.
    He still hasn’t come to terms with his mother’s death.

Conjugation

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