Absorb
Require
Require verb - To have as a requirement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Life Drinker: Like Apocalypse himself, he can absorb the lifeforce of others, and unlike many X-examples of this, he does not require touch to do it.
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Another story has aliens who, when they visit human planets, require filters to absorb carbon dioxide - it is highly toxic for them.
Source: No Biochemical Barriers -
In Magic: The Gathering, spells ending in -dict (such as Diabolic Edict), and the annihilator ability, require your opponent sacrifice a card, getting around protection, absorb, indestructibility, damage prevention, high toughness, regeneration, and everything else.
Source: Armor-Piercing Attack
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