recuperate

[ ri-koo-puh-reyt, -kyoo- ]

verb (used without object)

, re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing.

1. to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.

   Synonyms: mend, heal

2. to recover from financial loss.

verb (used with object)

, re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing.

1. to restore to health, vigor, etc.

recuperate

/ -ˈkjuː-; rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt /

verb

1. intr to recover from illness or exhaustion
2. to recover (losses of money, etc)

Derived Forms

• reˈcuperative, adjective
• reˌcuperˈation, noun

Other Words From

• re·cu·per·a·tion [ri-koo-p, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n, -kyoo-], noun
• un·re·cu·per·at·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recuperate¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin recuperātus (past participle of recuperāre, variant of reciperāre “to recover”), equivalent to re- re- + -ciper-, combining form of unattested caper- (obscure derivative of capere “to take”) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of recuperate¹

C16: from Latin recuperāre to recover, from re- + capere to gain, take

Example Sentences

The best outdoor athletes know that you need to take some time for yourself now—indoors with a yoga mat or a foam roller—so you can recuperate before the next adventure.

From Outside Online

The director of fire services said it would take three to five years for Grand Isle to completely recuperate.

From Washington Post

A father sitting at the foot of his 14-year-old daughter’s bed as she recuperates from injuries endured over months as a slave serving ISIS fighters.

From Time

He says the goal is to create a place for people to feel like they can truly unwind and recuperate after what has been an especially tough year.

From Washington Post

They said no, they don’t believe it will, because their existing nurses who might get the vaccine are burned out, and they need to give them some time to recuperate.

From Fortune

It activates your parasympathetic nervous system and tells your body to relax and recuperate.

From The Daily Beast

In this unwelcome role, a patient may come to rely on his one dependable anchor—a familiar place to recuperate.

From The Daily Beast

Bona fide efforts by Jews from the Arab world to recuperate their history are legitimate and desirable.

From The Daily Beast

Eason recounted what he knew: that a limited-liability company was set up to buy a house where Jobs could recuperate.

From The Daily Beast

As we left to recuperate at, yes, the vaunted Starbucks, Jigs reminded me of a moment in Pearl Square.

From The Daily Beast

They therefore petitioned General McArthur to relieve them temporarily from duty to recuperate their strength.

From Project Gutenberg

Here he had come to a pause for a few days to recuperate his horses and his men.

From Project Gutenberg

I had a day's rest under his wide, warm roof, which it was hoped would recuperate my strength for further efforts.

From Project Gutenberg

They gave him a chance to recuperate, to get something to eat, and to dress the wounds of his men.

From Project Gutenberg

She failed to recuperate as rapidly as she should have done, because she was so completely devitalized by overwork.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bounce back
• convalesce
• get well
• heal
• mend
• recover