recuperate
verb
re·cu·per·ate
ri-ˈkü-pə-ˌrāt 
-ˈkyü-
recuperated; recuperating
: to regain a former state or condition
especially
: to recover health or strength
Synonyms
Examples of recuperate in a Sentence
She took a day off to recuperate.
half the office was out today, many employees being sick or recuperating from the flu
Recent Examples on the Web
Although a litany of other Grizzlies players had been hurt, Cole reports that head coach Tyler Jenkins indicated by May that all of the team's non-Morant contributors had recuperated.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The palace said that the 73-year-old, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, had returned home to Gatcombe Park in southwest England and would recuperate there and return to public duty when her medical team allow.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 June 2024
The 30-year-old man in critical condition suffered extensive burns and smoke inhalation and was recuperating at a burn unit in Staten Island, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
But many of the women bonded during this surreal, isolated period, helping one another while recuperating from surgery and acting as each other’s human mirrors.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
The palace said that the 73-year-old, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, had returned home to Gatcombe Park in southwest England and would recuperate there and return to public duty when her medical team allow.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 June 2024
The 30-year-old man in critical condition suffered extensive burns and smoke inhalation and was recuperating at a burn unit in Staten Island, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
But many of the women bonded during this surreal, isolated period, helping one another while recuperating from surgery and acting as each other’s human mirrors.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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recuperate
verb
re·cu·per·ate
ri-ˈk(y)ü-pə-ˌrāt
recuperated; recuperating
: recover sense 2
especially
: to regain health or strength
Medical Definition
recuperate
verb
re·cu·per·ate
ri-ˈk(y)ü-pə-ˌrāt
recuperated; recuperating
: to get back or recover
recuperating health and strength after pneumonia
: to recover health or strength
time to recuperate after major surgery
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