recuperative
Americanadjective
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that recuperates.
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having the power of recuperating.
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pertaining to recuperation.
recuperative powers.
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Origin of recuperative
1640–50; < Late Latin recuperātīvus that can be regained, equivalent to recuperāt ( us ) ( see recuperate) + -īvus -ive
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They include the Leroy Weekes Medical Support Building North, the Service and Supply Building South, and the Interns and Residents Building, which contains a 100-bed recuperative care unit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023
There is emergency housing, recuperative housing, recovery housing, permanent supportive housing, shared housing and homeless-targeted affordable housing, not to mention RV lots and rental subsidies.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023
Illumination Foundation not only uses trauma-aware practices, they offer recuperative care centers for medically vulnerable people who have left hospitals and are facing homelessness.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2023
Figures for Essex Police at the end of March this year show 180 staff were on recuperative duties and 211 on adjusted roles.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2022
With his usual recuperative energy, he went on: “Come. If there be no way open to get in, we must make one. Time is all in all to us now.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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