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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Xiao He was also asked about his opinions on the recuperating India-China ties, but refused to comment.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
All-Star guard Dejounte Murray is still on the mend from an Achilles tendon tear, All-Defensive wing Herbert Jones is recovering from a shoulder surgery, and swingman Trey Murphy III is also recuperating from a shoulder surgery of his own.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
In fact, the 5-year-old son of Bayern missed all of 2024 while recuperating.
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—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
All-Star guard Dejounte Murray is still on the mend from an Achilles tendon tear, All-Defensive wing Herbert Jones is recovering from a shoulder surgery, and swingman Trey Murphy III is also recuperating from a shoulder surgery of his own.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
In fact, the 5-year-old son of Bayern missed all of 2024 while recuperating.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine — Three meters underground, a network of tunnels and trenches fortified with timber provides a safer spot for frontline fighters to rest and recuperate – and a deeper position to defend against a potential Russian advance into Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 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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