Absorb and Give

Absorb

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

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

Give verb - To make a present of.

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Absorb and give are semantically related in settle topic. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Give", if it concerns topics such as drop.

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

ability	absorb ability	give ability
power	absorb power	give power
strength	absorb strength	give strength
life	absorb life	give life
Other words: attack, amount, number, time, information, points, powers, abilities.

There's also Blackout, who can absorb and give off electricity.

Source: Power Incontinence
He manages to absorb all but Robin; who ironically has absolutely no powers and thus nothing to give him.

Source: The Assimilator
In The Meteor Man, the meteor can give someone the ability to absorb the entire knowledge of a book by putting his elbow inside it, albeit only temporarily.

Source: Ingesting Knowledge

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