Absorb and Earn

Absorb

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

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

Earn verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Absorb and earn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Earn".

Nearby Words: earned, earning, earner

ability	absorb ability	earn ability
power	absorb power	earn power
life	absorb life	earn life
part	absorb part	earn part
Other words: amount, time, points, powers, weapons, amounts.

The Medic of Team Fortress 2 can shoot a rain of needles filled with a mysterious substance at the enemy, and can even earn an unlockable that allows him to absorb the damage as health.

Source: Flechette Storm
While being able to absorb enemies' magic attacks and earn MP back from them sounds cool, against weak enemies in Random Encounters there's kind of no need since they don't use magic that often and are easily dispatched anyway, and is only useful if you really need to refill your MP.

Source: This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman

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