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con·va·lesce

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–verb (used without object), -lesced, -lesc·ing.

to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.

[Origin: 1475–85; < L convaléscere to grow fully strong, equiv. to con- con- + valéscere to grow strong (val(ére) to be well + -escere -esce)

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con·va·lesce Audio Help (kŏn'və-lěs') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. con·va·lesced, con·va·lesc·ing, con·va·lesc·es
To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

[Late Middle English convalesshe, from Latin convalēscere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + valēscere, to grow strong, inchoative of valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]

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convalesce

1483, from L. convalescere "thrive, convalesce," from com- intensive prefix + valescere "to begin to grow strong," inchoative of valere "to be strong" (see valiant). Only in Caxton and Scottish writers until 19c.

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convalesce
verb
get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [syn: recuperate] [ant: degenerate]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
convalesce [konvəˈles] verb

to recover health and strength after an illness
Example: He is convalescing in the country.

Arabic:	يَتَماثَل إلى الشِّفاء، يَقوم بِنَقاهَة، يَسْتَشْفي
Chinese (Simplified):	恢复健康
Chinese (Traditional):	恢復健康
Czech:	zotavit se
Danish:	rekonvalescere; komme sig; være i bedring
Dutch:	herstellen
Estonian:	paranema
Finnish:	toipua
French:	être en convalescence
German:	genesen
Greek:	αναρρώνω
Hungarian:	lábadozik, felépül
Icelandic:	ná sér eftir veikindi, vera á batavegi
Indonesian:	memulihkan kesehatan
Italian:	essere in convalescenza*

Japanese:	快方に向かう
Korean:	건강을 회복하다
Latvian:	atveseļoties
Lithuanian:	sveikti
Norwegian:	komme seg, være på bedringens vei
Polish:	wracać do zdrowia
Portuguese (Brazil):	convalescer
Portuguese (Portugal):	convalescer
Romanian:	a fi în convalescenţă
Russian:	выздоравливать
Slovak:	zotavovať sa
Slovenian:	okrevati
Spanish:	convalecer, recuperarse
Swedish:	tillfriskna, vara på bättringsvägen
Turkish:	iyileşmek

See also: convalescent

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

con·va·lesce (knv-ls)
v. con·va·lesced, con·va·lesc·ing, con·va·lesc·es

To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.

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Main Entry: con·va·lesce
Pronunciation: "kän-v&-'les
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lesced; -lesc·ing
: to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness

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Convalesce

Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Convalesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Convalescing.] [L. convalscere; con- + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See Vallant.] To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.

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Convalesce

In`va*les"cence\, n. [L. invalescens, p. pr. of invalescere to become strong. See 1st In-, and Convalesce.] Strength; health. [Obs.]

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