Absorb and Wear

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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Wear and absorb are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Wear" instead a verb "Absorb".

Wear verb - To use up all the physical energy of.

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Absorb and wear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absorb" instead a verb "Wear".

Nearby Words: weary, wearing, weariness, wearable, wearer

kind	absorb kind	wear kind
time	absorb time	wear time

Hubbard and Frank wear them at the second bus bombing, not because of the possibility of a firefight, but so to absorb shrapnel when the bomb goes off.

Source: Film / The Siege
The Animus Speculum worn by Culexus Assassins are designed to absorb and contain the anti-soul energies of the Blanks that wear them.

Source: Power Limiter
They all wear nigh-impregnable body-armor, and if using small arms against them, can only be damaged with headshots — of which they can absorb several.

Source: Authority Equals Asskicking / Video Games

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