verdaulichen

Verdaulichen is a rarely used German verb form that would mean to render something digestible or to become digestible. In standard German, the act of digestion is expressed with verdauen, not with verdaulichen. The related adjective verdaulich means easy to digest. Because verdaulichen is not widely attested in modern usage, you will mostly encounter it in older texts or as a theoretical construction rather than as a common verb.

Formation: The hypothetical verb would be formed from the adjective verdaulich with the infinitive suffix -en and the prefix ver-, following typical German verb formation for causative or experiential predicates. It is not commonly listed in dictionaries and, when encountered, is usually described as an archaic or dialectal form or as a construction meaning “to make digestible” (verdaulich machen).

Usage: For expressing digestion of food, prefer verdauen: “Die Nahrung wird im Magen verdaut.” For making something digestible, use “verdaulich machen” or “leicht verdaulich machen”: “Durch Kochen wird die Nahrung leichter verdaulich.” The bare form verdaulichen as a finite verb is rarely, if ever, used in modern standard German.

See also: Verdauen, Verdauung, Verdaulichkeit, verdaulich.