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   Re·cu·per·ate

   /rəˈko͞opəˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. recover from illness or exertion: "she has been recuperating from a shoulder wound" Similar get betterrecoverconvalesceget back to normalget wellregain one's strength/healthget back on one's feetget over somethingbe on the road to recoverybe on the mendimprovemendpick uprallyreviveperk uppull throughbounce back
   • 2. recover or regain (something lost or taken): "they will seek to recuperate the returns that go with investment" Similar get backregainrecoverwin backrecoupretrievereclaimrepossesshave something returnedbe reunited withfindredeemrescue
   • 3. assimilate (a radical social or political movement or idea) into mainstream culture, thus diminishing its subversive force: "punk's potential for being recuperated into mainstream politics"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin recuperat- ‘regained’, from the verb recuperare, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recuperable adjective

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