Absorb and Handle

Absorb

Absorb verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).

Usage example: somehow she managed to absorb whatever hardships life offered

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

Handle verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).

Usage example: I can't handle much more of this foul weather

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Absorb and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

energy	absorb energy	handle energy
power	absorb power	handle power
life	absorb life	handle life
people	absorb people	handle people
Other words: kind, amount, time, world, information, recoil, magic, attacks, powers, weapons, enemies.

He could absorb something that powerful, and the Omnitrix was still too much to handle for him.

Source: Too Spicy for Yog Sothoth
As a general rule for the 'verse, it's not a good idea to try to eat/absorb the mind of the Doctor (or other Time Lords), and even if you can handle him, Clara Oswald and her echoes are an even worse idea/have this going on as a bit of a running theme.

Source: Too Spicy for Yog Sothoth
In an X-Men annual, Mojo allowed Rogue to absorb his powers and memories, knowing that she wouldn't be able to handle what she got, or to drain enough to inconvenience him before it was too much for her.

Source: Eat Me

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