recuperate
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re·cu·per·ate
(rĭ-kū'pə-rāt', -kyū'-) 
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. v.intr.
recuperative re·cu'per·a'tive (-pə-rā'tĭv, -pər-ə-tĭv) or re·cu'per·a·to'ry (-pər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates. v.intr.
- To return to health or strength; recover.
- To recover from financial loss.
- To restore to health or strength.
- To regain.
[Latin recuperāre, recuperāt- : re-, re- + capere, to take.]
recuperation re·cu'per·a'tion n.recuperative re·cu'per·a'tive (-pə-rā'tĭv, -pər-ə-tĭv) or re·cu'per·a·to'ry (-pər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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recuperate
verb
- To regain one's health: come around (or round), convalesce, gain, improve, mend, perk up, rally, recover. See health/sickness.
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recuperate
v
Definition: improve in health
Antonyms: decline, deteriorate, fail, worsen
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recuperate
IN BRIEF: Become strong after illness, loss, or exhaustion; recover.
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Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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recuperation
n
The process of recovering health, strength, and mental and emotional vigor.
Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary:
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recuperate
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Recuperate
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - komme sig, blive rask
v. tr. - genvinde, få tilbage
Nederlands (Dutch)
herstellen, terug krijgen
Français (French)
v. intr. - (Méd) se rétablir, récupérer
v. tr. - réparer
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich erholen, wiederherstellen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακτώ, αναρρώνω, αναλαμβάνω, συνέρχομαι, αποθεραπεύομαι
Italiano (Italian)
ristabilirsi, guarire
Português (Portuguese)
v. - recuperar
Русский (Russian)
выздоравливать, поправляться
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - recuperarse, reponerse, restablecerse, convalecer
v. tr. - restablecer, reponer, recuperar, recobrar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - repa sig, rekreera sig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
复原, 弥补损失, 恢复健康, 恢复, 使恢复健康, 使复原
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 復原, 彌補損失, 恢復健康
v. tr. - 恢復, 使恢復健康, 使復原
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 회복하다, 건강해지다, 만회하다
v. tr. - 회복시키다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 回復する, 健康を回復する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يسترد, يستعيد, يتعافى
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - שב לאיתנו, החלים, הבריא, החליף כוח
v. tr. - השיב לאיתנו
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