recuperate
verb (used without object)
to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
recuperated
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past participleof recuperate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recuperate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
recuperateverb (used without object)to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
Example Sentences
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After Coronado recuperated, he marched east until the Spaniards encountered 12 Tiwa pueblos near present-day Albuquerque, N.M.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The Americans turned the screw in the third quarter as Auston Matthews recuperated a loose puck and set up Jake Guentzel, who blasted past Sogaard.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
While they recuperated, there was no-one to keep her entertained.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
He 2021 arrest came upon his return to Moscow from Germany where he recuperated from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
Someone would have to stay behind with Claire while she recuperated.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
