con·va·lesce (k n v -l s )intr.v. con·va·lesced, con·va·lesc·ing, con·va·lesc·es To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate. [Late Middle English convalesshe, from Latin conval  scere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + valscere, to grow strong, inchoative of valre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.] |
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