recover
[ ri-kuhv-er ]
/ rɪˈkʌv ər /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of recover
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English recoveren, from Middle French recoverer, from Latin recuperāre “to regain”; see origin at recuperate
synonym study for recover
1. Recover, reclaim, retrieve are to regain literally or figuratively something or someone. To recover is to obtain again what one has lost possession of: to recover a stolen jewel. To reclaim is to bring back from error or wrongdoing, or from a rude or undeveloped state: to reclaim desert land by irrigation. To retrieve is to bring back or restore, especially something to its former, prosperous state: to retrieve one's fortune.
OTHER WORDS FROM recover
re·cov·er·er, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH recover
re-cover, recoverDefinition for recover (2 of 2)
re-cover
[ ree-kuhv-er ]
/ riˈkʌv ər /
verb (used with object)
to cover again or anew.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-cover
re-cover , recoverDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for recover (1 of 2)
recover
/ (rɪˈkʌvə) /
verb
Derived forms of recover
recoverable, adjectiverecoverability, nounrecoverer, nounWord Origin for recover
C14: from Old French recoverer, from Latin recuperāre recuperate
British Dictionary definitions for recover (2 of 2)
re-cover
/ (riːˈkʌvə) /
verb (tr)
to cover again
to provide (a piece of furniture, book, etc) with a new cover
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