Absorb and Sustain

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

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

Usage example: I won't sustain such insolence!

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Absorb and sustain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Sustain".

Nearby Word: sustaining

fire	absorb fire	sustain fire
power	absorb power	sustain power
life	absorb life	sustain life
attack	absorb attack	sustain attack
Other words: people, kind, body, form, number, world, hit, magic, damage, powers, spells, bodies, hits, amounts.

Vampiric Draining: The Atavus, as shown in Season 5, are half-energy beings that need to frequently absorb human energy to sustain themselves.

Source: Series / Earth: Final Conflict
They can quietly absorb Life Energy by touch to sustain themselves and on the whole are regular people trying to get by.

Source: Friendly Neighborhood Vampire

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