Sentence:  She stopped flying into rages and started <WSD>digesting</WSD> her food ; she developed a peaches and cream complexion and a sunny disposition , and she asked for nothing more of life than that she be kept dry and comfortable and fed huge amounts of food at stated intervals and be carried to where she could watch activity going on around her . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  convert food into absorbable substances