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Recuperative

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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.
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Adj.1.recuperative - promoting recuperation; "recuperative powers"; "strongly recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise"
restorative
healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"


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