Assimilate (6)
'assimilate' is the definition.
(I know that absorb is a is a kind of of assimilate)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for absorb that I've seen before include "Assimilate or soak up" , "Grip" , "Soak up, as a sponge" , "Become imbued" , "Suck up, as a sponge" .)
'assimilate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for digest that I've seen before include "Think over, absorb into the mind" , "Take in - collected rules of laws" , "Break down in the stomach" , "Absorb, in stomach or mind" , "Periodical that summarizes the news" .)