convalesce
verb (used without object)
to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
has convalesced
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present perfectof convalesce (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has convalesced while educating himself exhaustively with film study of Seattle’s defenders, between homemade health remedies involving a lot of garlic.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2015
