Sentence:  Here ſhe [the body] attracts, and there ſhe doth retain; / There ſhe <WSD>decocts</WSD>, and doth the food prepare; / There ſhe diſtributes it to ev'ry vein, / There ſhe expels what ſhe may fitly ſpare. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To digest in the stomach.