recuperate
verb [I] /rɪˈkuː.pər.eɪt/Definition
› to become well again after an illness; to get back your strength, health, etc.: She spent a month in the country recuperating from/after the operation.Recovering from illness recuperation /rɪˌkuː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of recuperate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be on the mend idiom
- bounce back phrasal verb
- clear (sth) up phrasal verb (ILLNESS)
- come round phrasal verb (BECOME CONSCIOUS)
- convalesce verb
- convalescence noun
- correct verb
- corrective adjective
- curable adjective
- curative adjective
- feel like a new woman/man idiom
- heal verb
- put the roses (back) into sb's cheeks idiom
- recovery noun
- recuperative adjective
- rehab noun
- rehabilitate verb
- respond verb
- shake sth off phrasal verb
- sleep sth off phrasal verb
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