Can
Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Nix
Nix verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Both words in one sentence
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Nix in inFAMOUS 2 has powers over fire and oil, which Cole can actually gain a bit of if he decides to do a power transfer with her.
Source: Playing with Fire - Garth Nix does something similar to the above, but it largely amounts to him throwing in every bit of cool-sounding mythology he can find.
Source: Shown Their Work / Comic Books - In Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy, the latter two books lead up to the release of Orannis the Destroyer, the Big Bad, from his "can".
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Can & Nix. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/nix>.
Nix or Can. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/nix.
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