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
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
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Quarterback Carson Beck, a transfer from Georgia who went 24-3 in two years as the Bulldogs’ starter, threw the football for the first time in an official practice after recuperating from offseason elbow surgery.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
In addition, a feature-length doc chronicling Ozzy’s six-year fight to recuperate from a devastating 2019 fall and his battle with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, is due out on Paramount+ later this year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 July 2025
The Hoffmans survived the shooting and are recuperating.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
The recuperating third baseman noted that other teammates also planned to visit him that first night, but access to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle was restricted at the time.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
In addition, a feature-length doc chronicling Ozzy’s six-year fight to recuperate from a devastating 2019 fall and his battle with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, is due out on Paramount+ later this year.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 July 2025
The Hoffmans survived the shooting and are recuperating.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 June 2025
The recuperating third baseman noted that other teammates also planned to visit him that first night, but access to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle was restricted at the time.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for recuperate
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recuperate. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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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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