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expression.<br />

--v. 3 spread, circulate, distribute, dispense, disperse;<br />

dispel, scatter, broadcast, sow, disseminate; dissipate: The<br />

colour rapidly diffused, turning the liquid crimson. She has<br />

successfully diffused her ideas of female equality throughout<br />

the community.<br />

dig<br />

v. 1 excavate, burrow, gouge, scoop, hollow out; tunnel: He<br />

dug a hole in which to set the post. 2 nudge, thrust, stab,<br />

jab, plunge, force, prod, poke: I dug my spurs into my horse<br />

and rode off. He kept digging me in the ribs with his finger. 3<br />

appreciate, enjoy, like, understand: They really dig the jazz<br />

of the big-band era. 4 notice, note, look at, regard: Hey,<br />

man, dig that crazy gear! 5 dig into. probe (into), delve into,<br />

go deeply into, explore, look into, research, study: We dug<br />

into many books of forgotten lore to find the words of the magic<br />

spell. 6 dig out or up. unearth, disinter, exhume, bring up,<br />

find, obtain, extract, ferret out, winkle out, discover, bring<br />

to light, expose, dredge up, extricate, come up with, Australian<br />

fossick: I dug out an old book on witchcraft. She has dug up<br />

some interesting information about your friend Glover.<br />

--n. 7 thrust, poke, jab, stab, nudge: She playfully gave him<br />

a dig in the ribs. 8 insult, insinuation, gibe, slur; taunt,<br />

jeer; Colloq slap (in the face), wisecrack, crack, US low blow:<br />

Referring to him as a Dartmoor graduate was a nasty dig.<br />

digest v. 1 assimilate: She has trouble digesting milk. 2 bear,<br />

stand, endure, survive, assimilate, accept, tolerate, brook,<br />

swallow, stomach: The attack was too much for even him to<br />

digest. 3 comprehend, assimilate, understand, take in,<br />

consider, grasp, study, ponder, meditate (on or over), reflect<br />

on, think over, weigh: I need a little time to digest the new<br />

regulations. 4 abbreviate, cut, condense, abridge, compress,<br />

epitomize, summarize, reduce, shorten: Her assistant had<br />

digested the report into four pages by noon.<br />

--n. 5 condensation, abridgment or abridgement, abstract,<br />

pr‚cis, r‚sum‚, synopsis, summary, conspectus, abbreviation: I<br />

never did read the original novel, only a digest.<br />

dignified adj. stately, noble, majestic, formal, solemn, serious, sober,

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