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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con·va·lesce (kŏn'və-lĕs') ![]() |
[Late Middle English convalesshe, from Latin convalēscere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + valēscere, to grow strong, inchoative of valēre, to be strong.]
| Thesaurus: convalesce |
verb
| Antonyms: convalesce |
| Translations: Convalesce |
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - komme sig, være i bedring, være rekonvalescent
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتشافى, يتماثل للشفاء
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - החלים
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