convalesce

(kŏn'və-lĕs')
intr.v., -lesced, -lesc·ing, -lesc·es.
To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

[Late Middle English convalesshe, from Latin convalēscere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + valēscere, to grow strong, inchoative of valēre, to be strong.]

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verb

To regain one's health: come around (or round), gain, improve, mend, perk up, rally, recover, recuperate. See health/sickness.

v

Definition: recuperate
Antonyms: deteriorate

See words rhyming with "convalesce."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Convalesce.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - komme sig, være i bedring, være rekonvalescent

Nederlands (Dutch)
herstellen

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Méd) relever de maladie, se rétablir, se remettre, être en convalescence

Deutsch (German)
v. - genesen, rekonvaleszieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναρρώνω, γιατρεύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
ristabilirsi, rimettersi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - convalescer

Русский (Russian)
выздоравливать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - restablecerse, recobrarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillfriskna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
渐渐康复, 渐愈

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 漸漸康復, 漸愈

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 건강을 회복하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 回復する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتشافى, يتماثل للشفاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮החלים‬

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