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re-cov·er

[ree-kuhv-er] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object)

to cover again or anew.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME recoveren; see re-, cover

]

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re·cov·er

[ri-kuhv-er] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object)

1.	to get back or regain (something lost or taken away): to recover a stolen watch.

2.	to make up for or make good (loss, damage, etc., to oneself).

3.	to regain the strength, composure, balance, or the like, of (oneself).

Law.

a.	to obtain by judgment in a court of law, or by legal proceedings: to recover damages for a wrong.

b.	to acquire title to through judicial process: to recover land.

5.	to reclaim from a bad state, practice, etc.

6.	to regain (a substance) in usable form, as from refuse material or from a waste product or by-product of manufacture; reclaim.

7.	Military. to return (a weapon) to a previously held position in the manual of arms.

8.	Football. to gain or regain possession of (a fumble): They recovered the ball on their own 20-yard line.

–verb (used without object)

9.	to regain health after being sick, wounded, or the like (often fol. by from): to recover from an illness.

10.	to regain a former and better state or condition: The city soon recovered from the effects of the earthquake.

11.	to regain one's strength, composure, balance, etc.

12.	Law. to obtain a favorable judgment in a suit for something.

13.	Football. to gain or regain possession of a fumble: The Giants recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.

14.	to make a recovery in fencing or rowing.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME recoveren < MF recoverer < L recuperāre to regain, recuperate

]

—Related forms

re·cov·er·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. Recover, reclaim, retrieve are to regain literally or figuratively something or someone. To recover is to obtain again what one has lost possession of: to recover a stolen jewel. To reclaim is to bring back from error or wrongdoing, or from a rude or undeveloped state: to reclaim desert land by irrigation. To retrieve is to bring back or restore, esp. something to its former, prosperous state: to retrieve one's fortune. 9. heal, mend, recuperate; rally.

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re·cov·er   (rĭ-kŭv'ər) Pronunciation Key
v.   re·cov·ered, re·cov·er·ing, re·cov·ers

v.   tr.

To get back; regain.
To restore (oneself) to a normal state: He recovered himself after a slip on the ice.
To compensate for: She recovered her losses.
To procure (usable substances, such as metal) from unusable substances, such as ore or waste.
To bring under observation again: "watching the comet since it was first recovered—first spotted since its 1910 visit" (Christian Science Monitor).

v. intr.

To regain a normal or usual condition, as of health.
To receive a favorable judgment in a lawsuit.

[Middle English recoveren, from Old French recoverer, from Latin recuperāre; see recuperate.]

re·cov'er·a·ble adj., re·cov'er·er n.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to get back something lost or taken away. Recover is the least specific: The police recovered the stolen car. "In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had recovered strength of body and mind" (H.G. Wells).
Regain suggests success in recovering something that has been taken from one: "hopeful to regain/Thy Love" (John Milton).
To recoup is to get back the equivalent of something lost: earned enough profit to recoup her expenses.
Retrieve pertains to the effortful recovery of something (retrieved the ball) or to the making good of something gone awry: "By a brilliant coup he has retrieved . . . a rather serious loss" (Samuel Butler).

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
recover

c.1300, "to regain consciousness," from Anglo-Fr. rekeverer (1292), O.Fr. recovrer, from L. recuperare "to recover" (see recuperate). Meaning "to regain health or strength" is from c.1330; sense of "to get (anything) back" is first attested 1366. Recovery is c.1302, in Anglo-Fr., both of health and of legal possession.

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recover
verb
1.	get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
2.	get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [syn: recuperate] [ant: degenerate]
3.	regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
4.	regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
5.	reuse (materials from waste products) [syn: reclaim]
6.	cover anew; "recover a chair"

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: re·cov·er
Pronunciation: ri-'k&-v&r
Function: transitive verb
1 : to get back or get back an equivalent for <recover costs through higher prices>
2 a : to obtain or get back (as damages, satisfaction for a debt, or property) through a judgment or decree <recover damages in a tort action> b : to obtain (a judgment) in one's favor intransitive verb 1 : to get something back
2 : to obtain damages or something else through a judgment recover>

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Recover

Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To cover again. --Sir W. Scott.

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Recover

Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recovered (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recovering. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.Recuperate.]

1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.

David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. --1. Sam. xxx. 18.

2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. "Loss of catel may recovered be." --Chaucer.

Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. --Rogers.

3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.

The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak.

4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body.

I do hope to recover my late hurt. --Cowley.

When I had recovered a little my first surprise. --De Foe.

5. To rescue; to deliver.

That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim. ii. 26.

6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic]

The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak.

Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die. --Hales.

7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.

Recover arms (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of "aim" to that of "ready."

Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Recover

Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.

Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. --2 Kings i. 2.

2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.]

With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch. --Fuller.

3. (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.

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Recover

Re*cov"er\, n. Recovery. --Sir T. Malory.

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