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- DictionaryRe·cu·per·ate/rəˈko͞opəˌrāt/
verb
- 1. recover from illness or exertion: "she has been recuperating from a shoulder wound"
- 2. recover or regain (something lost or taken): "they will seek to recuperate the returns that go with investment"
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength. Synonyms: mend, heal. to recover from financial loss. verb (used with object) , re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing. to restore to health, vigor, etc. recuperate. / rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt; -ˈkjuː- / verb. intr to recover from illness or exhaustion. to recover (losses of money, etc)
IPA guide. To recuperate is to get something back that you have lost — could be good health, or money lost in a bad investment. When you recuperate, you heal and recover. Recuperate comes from the Latin word recuperare “to take back,” so when you recuperate you gain something back that was yours before — health or money.
[intransitive] recuperate (from something) to get back your health, strength or energy after being ill, tired, injured, etc. synonym recover He's still recuperating from his operation. After an exhausting few weeks I needed some time to recuperate.
6 days ago · verb. When you recuperate, you recover your health or strength after you have been ill or injured . I went away to the country to recuperate. [VERB] He is recuperating from a serious back injury. [VERB + from] Synonyms: recover, improve, pick up, get better More Synonyms of recuperate.
to become healthy again after an illness or injury: She's still recuperating from her injuries. recuperation. noun [ U ] uk / rɪˌkjuːp ə rˈeɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of recuperate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of recuperate. in Chinese (Traditional) 恢復, 復原, 康復… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
1. to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength. 2. to recover from financial loss. [1535–45; < Latin recuperātus, past participle of recuperāre, variant of reciperāre to recover = re- re - + -ciperāre, comb. form of *caperāre (derivative of capere to take)] re•cu`per•a′tion, n.
To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness. Wiktionary. (sociology) To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use. Wiktionary. Synonyms: recoup. recover. go back. convalesce. regain. mend. improve. heal. pull through. get back on one's feet. rally.
