recuperate
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
to recover from financial loss.
to restore to health, vigor, etc.
Origin of recuperate
1Other words for recuperate
Other words from recuperate
- re·cu·per·a·tion [ri-koo-puh-rey-shuhn, -kyoo-], /rɪˌku pəˈreɪ ʃən, -ˌkyu-/, noun
- un·re·cu·per·at·ed, adjective
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How to use recuperate in a sentence
After recuperating a bit, they might hit the climbing wall or the quad for some Frisbee golf.
She languished in a “home” recuperating from a severe depression.
The Neglected Penelope Mortimer Was a Novelist Ahead of Her Time | Jessica Ferri | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat a wonderful respite for a recuperating cancer patient and his exhausted parents!
Gavin Arvizo’s New Beginning: Jackson Abuse Accuser Gets Married at 24 | Diane Dimond | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven the absence of co-anchor Robin Roberts, currently recuperating from a bone-marrow transplant, hasn't slowed GMA down.
‘Good Morning America’ vs. ‘Today’: Why I’ve Switched | Itay Hod | October 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe had left the White House and was recuperating with a beachside vacation.
The day itself had been singularly quiet and gracious, even for that rare climate of balmy days and recuperating nights.
The Crusade of the Excelsior | Bret HarteRecuperating our wearied eyes, we substitute an instrument of higher power, and again peer into the realm of Infinitude.
The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism | A. Leah UnderhillI was recuperating from the labors of my first century in order to throw myself into the more arduous ones of the second.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreShe had just returned from a week by the sea, recuperating from the strain of nursing for so many nights.
Day and Night Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThe men had been given little or no opportunity of resting and recuperating after a severe engagement.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 | Frederick William Bewsher
British Dictionary definitions for recuperate
/ (rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt, -ˈkjuː-) /
(intr) to recover from illness or exhaustion
to recover (losses of money, etc)
Origin of recuperate
1Derived forms of recuperate
- recuperation, noun
- recuperative, adjective
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