Absorb and Obtain

Absorb

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

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

Obtain verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Absorb and obtain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Obtain".

Nearby Words: obtained, obtainable, obtaining

ability	absorb ability	obtain ability
energy	absorb energy	obtain energy
power	absorb power	obtain power
part	absorb part	obtain part
Other words: body, knowledge, form, data, information, magic, points, skills, powers, weapons, abilities, amounts.

Your Genohunters absorb their enemies' bodies to obtain their DNA and use it to get their attacks and skills.

Source: Video Game / Evolva
When one mage tried to absorb just one of the books while trying to obtain a healing spell to save a girl he loved from a curse, he nearly suffered a fatal aneurysm.

Source: Artifact of Doom
And at one point in order to obtain a stronger body, he perfoms a Kodoku spell: thousands of fierce demons fight inside a cave in a mountain, and the winner absorb and merge with the losers.

Source: Manga / InuYasha

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