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recuperate
(redirected from recuperating)

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re·cu·per·ate  (r-kp-rt, -ky-)
v. re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing, re·cu·per·ates
v.intr.
1. To return to health or strength; recover.
2. To recover from financial loss.
v.tr.
1. To restore to health or strength.
2. To regain.

[Latin recuperre, recupert- : re-, re- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

re·cuper·ation n.
re·cuper·ative (-p-rtv, -pr--tv), re·cuper·a·tory (-pr--tôr, -tr) adj.

recuperate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to recover from illness or exhaustion [Latin recuperare]
recuperation n
recuperative adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.recuperate - regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
catch up with, make up - make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"
2.recuperate - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
retrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
rebound, rally - return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
3.recuperate - restore to good health or strength
cure, bring around, heal - provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
4.recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
gain vigor, perk, perk up, percolate, pick up - gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
snap back - recover quickly; "After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days"
recuperate - restore to good health or strength
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

recuperate
verb recover, improve, pick up, get better, mend, turn the corner, convalesce, be on the mend, get back on your feet, regain your health
Translations
recuperate [rɪˈkuːpəreɪt] vireponerse, restablecerse

recuperate [rɪˈkjuːpəreɪt] vi (from illness) → se rétablir

recuperate [rɪˈkjuːpəreɪt] vi (recover) → sich erholen

recuperate [rɪˈkjuːpəreɪt] viristabilirsi

recuperate
v recuperate [rəˈkjuːpəreit]
to recover, eg after an illness. herstel يَسْتَرِد صِحَّتَه възстановявам (се) zotavit se komme sig sich erholen αναρρώνω recuperarse, restablecerse kosuma بهبود یافتن toipua se rétablir להחלים चंगा, पुर्नस्वास्थ्य होना oporaviti se (od bolesti, gubitaka) fel-, meggyógyul pulih ná sér, jafna sig ristabilirsi 回復する 건강을 되찾다, 기운을 차리다 at(si)gauti atgūt spēkus/veselību pulih (zich) herstellen komme seg, komme til krefter (wy)zdrowieć recuperar a se reface поправляться zotaviť sa okrevati oporaviti se hämta (repa) sig ฟื้นไข้ iyileşmek 復原 відновлювати сили, видужувати بیماری سے صحتمند ہونا phục hồi
n reˌcupeˈration
herstelling إسْتِرْداد الصِّحَّه възстановяване zotavení helbredelse die Erholung ανάρρωση recuperación, restablecimiento kosumine بهبودی؛ جبران toipuminen rétablissement הַחלָמָה पुन: शक्ति प्राप्ति, फिर से उपस्थित होना, फिर से घटित होना, पुनरावृत्तिहोना, दोहराया जाना, पुन:होना oporavak visszaszerzés, (meg)gyógyulás pemulihan afturbati ristabilimento 回復 (건강) 회복 at(si)gavimas spēku/veselības atgūšana pemulihan herstel rekonvalens (wy)zdrowienie recuperação recuperare выздоровление zotavenie okrevanje oporavak återhämtning, tillfrisknande การฟื้นคืนสู่สภาพปกติ iyileşme 復原 відновлення сил; видужання صحت یابی sự phục hồi


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