Absorb
Absorb verb - To take in (something liquid) through small openings.
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Both words in one sentence
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Marvel to dredge up a bad memory in Rogue of her past to try and guilt her into abandoning the X-Men and hook back up with her; the memory was of Mystique ordering Rogue to fully absorb Marvel's powers and personality, an action that caused Marvel to pop up on occasion as accusatory hallucinations.
Source: Western Animation / X-Men
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