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verb

Definition of RECOVER

1

to get again in one's possession <after fishing around in the garbage for 10 minutes, I was able to recover my lost keys>

Synonyms get back, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, re-collect, recoup, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve

Related Words recruit, replenish; redeem, repurchase; rescue

Near Antonyms lose, mislay, misplace

2

to regain a former or normal state <after a disastrous first half, the team was able to recover and pull off a victory>

Synonyms bounce (back), come back, rally, rebound, snap back

Related Words reanimate, revitalize, revive

Phrases make (or stage) a comeback

Near Antonyms decline, fail, worsen

3

to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness <I see you're recovering well from the accident>

Synonyms come back, gain, heal, mend, pull round [chiefly British], rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back

Related Words come around, come round, come to, improve, pick up, revive; cheer (up), perk (up); pull through, survive; recruit

Near Antonyms ail, collapse, come down, sicken; decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen; regress, relapse

4

to obtain (a raw material) by separating it from a by-product or waste product <the process of recovering aluminum from old cans>

Synonyms reclaim, recover

Related Words reuse; process, reprocess