To Digest
To Use Up
する verb, transitive verb
You know how 消化 is "digestion"? Well, The verb form of that is this word, which is to digest.
If you know 消化 you should be able to read this. Also, it uses the readings you learned with the kanji anyways, so no problemo there.
このネコは、魚の皮をうまく消化できずにはいてしまったみたいです。
It looks like this cat couldn't digest the fish skin and threw it up.
トーフグは、全社員が有きゅう休かを完全消化することをすいしょうしています。
Tofugu recommends that all employees use up all their paid days off.
今、フグの刺し身を百切れ食べたよ。消化するのにちょっと時間がかかりそう。(ゲップ)
I just ate 100 pieces of fugu sashimi. It’s gonna take a while to digest. (Burp)