Absorb and Provoke

Absorb

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

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Antonyms for Absorb

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

Nearby Words: absorbed, absorption, absorbing, absorbent, absorber

Provoke

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

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Absorb and provoke are semantically related in upset topic. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Provoke", if it concerns topics such as excite.

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

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Common collocations

attack	absorb attack	provoke attack
people	absorb people	provoke people
kind	absorb kind	provoke kind
information	absorb information	provoke information
Other words: attacks, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

In the book Pyramid Scheme, the aliens wanted to provoke the humans into nuking their device so it could absorb the energy and become unstoppable.

Source: Feed It with Fire
They deliberately killed themselves by eating buttercup flowers and persuaded Asriel to absorb their soul, so that he could go to the surface with the Fallen Child's body and provoke a war with the humans.

Source: Awful Truth

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