Absorb and Contain

Absorb

Absorb verb - To take in (something liquid) through small openings.

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Contain and absorb are semantically related In some cases you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Absorb".

Nearby Words: absorbed, absorption, absorbing, absorbent, absorber

Contain

Contain verb - To have within.

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Absorb and contain are semantically related in hold topic. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Contain", if it concerns topics such as mean.

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

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Common collocations

soul	absorb soul	contain soul
energy	absorb energy	contain energy
power	absorb power	contain power
people	absorb people	contain people
Other words: knowledge, amount, number, information, water, elements, powers, spells, souls, enemies, memories, amounts.

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The Animus Speculum worn by Culexus Assassins are designed to absorb and contain the anti-soul energies of the Blanks that wear them.

Source: Power Limiter
Tazer from Heroes Unite/Heroes Alliance can absorb energy (although he is not able to contain Energize's unique form of energy).

Source: Energy Absorption
The thing about whole wheat (or whole grains in that matter) is that they may have more nutrients than refined grains, but they contain phytic acid, which prevents the body to absorb many useful minerals.

Source: All-Natural Snake Oil

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