recuperate

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

/ rɪˈku pəˌreɪt, -ˈkyu- /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR recuperate

1 heal, mend.

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Origin of recuperate

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin recuperātus (past participle of recuperāre, variant of reciperāre “to recover”), equivalent to re- re- + -ciper-, combining form of unattested caper- (obscure derivative of capere “to take”) + -ātus -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM recuperate

re·cu·per·a·tion

[ri-koo-puh-rey-shuhn, -kyoo-], /rɪˌku pəˈreɪ ʃən, -ˌkyu-/, nounun·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.
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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|DAILY BEAST
What 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|DAILY BEAST
Even the absence of co-anchor Robin Roberts, currently recuperating from a bone-marrow transplant, hasn't slowed GMA down.
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She had left the White House and was recuperating with a beachside vacation.
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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 Harte
Recuperating 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 Underhill
I 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 Moore
She had just returned from a week by the sea, recuperating from the strain of nursing for so many nights.
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The 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

recuperate

/ (rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt, -ˈkjuː-) /

verb

(intr) to recover from illness or exhaustion

to recover (losses of money, etc)

Derived forms of recuperate

recuperation, nounrecuperative, adjective

Word Origin for recuperate

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

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