recuperate
Meaning
- (intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.
- (transitive) To recover; to regain.
- To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.
Synonyms
skin over
snap back
pull round
recover from
be cured
regain health
feel better
recover health
surplus heat utilization
get well +
Translations
recuperar
sich erholen
se remettre
rimettersi
aansterken op verhaal komen
recuperar
αναρρώνωFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈk(j)uːpəˌɹeɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre (“get again, regain, recover”). Doublet of recover. The pronunciation without /j/ may have been influenced by the semantically similar, but etymologically distinct verb recoup.
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