Absorb and Expend

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Absorb verb - To make complete use of.

Usage example: cleaning the house absorbed the rest of his energy

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Expend and absorb are semantically related in consume topic. In some cases you can use "Expend" instead a verb "Absorb".

Expend verb - To make complete use of.

Usage example: settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter

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Absorb and expend are semantically related in use topic. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Expend", if it concerns topics such as waste.

energy	absorb energy	expend energy
heat	absorb heat	expend heat
power	absorb power	expend power
force	absorb force	expend force
Other words: essence, amount, mass, time, light, blood, magic, points, mana, bullets, amounts.

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