recuperate

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

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verb (used without object), re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing.

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

Origin of recuperate

1535–45; < Latin recuperātus (past participle of recuperāre, variant of reciperāre to recover), equivalent to re- re- + -ciper-, combining form of *caper- (obscure derivative of capere to take) + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsre·cu·per·a·tion, nounnon·re·cu·per·a·tion, nounun·re·cu·per·at·ed, adjective

Synonyms

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1. heal, mend.

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Examples from the Web for recuperate

Contemporary Examples

It activates your parasympathetic nervous system and tells your body to relax and recuperate.
How to Master the Art of Breathing
Ari Meisel
April 14, 2014
In this unwelcome role, a patient may come to rely on his one dependable anchor—a familiar place to recuperate.
Hurricane Sandy Disconnects Evacuated Patients From Comfort of Predictability
Kent Sepkowitz
November 2, 2012
Bona fide efforts by Jews from the Arab world to recuperate their history are legitimate and desirable.
A Hollow Call For "Justice"
Hussein Ibish
September 17, 2012
Eason recounted what he knew: that a limited-liability company was set up to buy a house where Jobs could recuperate.
Memphis Doctor Who Performed Steve Jobs’ Liver Transplant Bought His House
Andy Meek
June 26, 2012
As we left to recuperate at, yes, the vaunted Starbucks, Jigs reminded me of a moment in Pearl Square.
Inside the Bahrain Revolt
Karen Leigh
February 19, 2011

Historical Examples

We had paused to recuperate our animals, and there was a rumor that we were to get new clothing.
The Cavalier
George Washington Cable
And the mother, on seeing her child thus develop, begins to recuperate.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
You had best take a day to recuperate, then follow me to Almeida.
The Snare
Rafael Sabatini
Here he had come to a pause for a few days to recuperate his horses and his men.
Riders of the Silences
John Frederick
He was endeavoring to recuperate in that most sensible way, hunting and fishing.
Watch Yourself Go By
Al. G. Field

British Dictionary definitions for recuperate

recuperate

verb

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

Derived Formsrecuperation, nounrecuperative, adjective

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for recuperate

v.

1540s, from Latin recuperatus, past participle of recuperare "to get again," in Medieval Latin "revive, convalesce, recover" (see recuperation). Meaning "to recover from sickness or loss" is from 1864. Related: Recuperated; recuperating.

recuperate in Medicine

recuperate

(rĭ-kōō′pə-rāt′)

To return to health or strength; recover.

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Examples from the Web for recuperate

Contemporary Examples

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

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

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

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

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

Historical Examples

We had paused to recuperate our animals, and there was a rumor that we were to get new clothing.

And the mother, on seeing her child thus develop, begins to recuperate.

You had best take a day to recuperate, then follow me to Almeida.

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

He was endeavoring to recuperate in that most sensible way, hunting and fishing.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for recuperate

v.

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Origin of recuperate