Absorb
Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Though less lethal to Superman than the green variety, it turns his skin clear, making his body absorb huge amounts of yellow sunlight.
Source: Betrayal Insurance - It's not clear how far it extends, but it's large enough, at the very least, to absorb what's left of the Black Death after Cody takes it down.
Source: Literature / Angelof Death -
He later turns sides and pretty much calls Lilandra the Empress of Shi'ar when D'Ken uses the M'Kraan Crystal to absorb the X-Men, Imperial Guards and the Starjammers and it becomes clear that they're won't be a throne to serve if D'Ken isn't stopped.
Source: Western Animation / X-Men
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