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re·cu·per·ate

Audio Help [ri-koo-puh-reyt, -kyoo-] Pronunciation Key verb -at·ed, -at·ing.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.

2.	to recover from financial loss.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to restore to health, vigor, etc.

[Origin: 1535–45; < L recuperātus (ptp. of recuperāre, var. of reciperāre to recover), equiv. to re- re- + -ciper-, comb. form of *caper- (obscure deriv. of capere to take) + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Related forms

re·cu·per·a·tion, noun

—Synonyms 1. heal, mend.

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re·cu·per·ate Audio Help   (rĭ-kōō'pə-rāt', -kyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
v.   re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing, re·cu·per·ates

v.   intr.

To return to health or strength; recover.
To recover from financial loss.

v. tr.

To restore to health or strength.
To regain.

[Latin recuperāre, recuperāt- : re-, re- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

re·cu'per·a'tion n., re·cu'per·a'tive (-pə-rā'tĭv, -pər-ə-tĭv), re·cu'per·a·to'ry (-pər-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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recuperate
verb
1.	regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: recover]
2.	regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" [syn: recover]
3.	restore to good health or strength
4.	get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [ant: degenerate]

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recuperate [rəˈkjuːpəreit] verb

to recover, eg after an illness

Arabic:	يَسْتَرِد صِحَّتَه
Chinese (Simplified):	复原
Chinese (Traditional):	復原
Czech:	zotavit se
Danish:	komme sig
Dutch:	(zich) herstellen
Estonian:	kosuma
Finnish:	toipua
French:	se rétablir
German:	sich erholen
Greek:	αναρρώνω
Hungarian:	fel-, meggyógyul
Icelandic:	ná sér, jafna sig
Indonesian:	pulih
Italian:	ristabilirsi

Japanese:	回復する
Korean:	건강을 되찾다, 기운을 차리다
Latvian:	atgūt spēkus, *veselību
Lithuanian:	at(si)gauti
Norwegian:	komme seg, komme til krefter
Polish:	(wy)zdrowieć
Portuguese (Brazil):	restabelecer-se, recuperar-se
Portuguese (Portugal):	recuperar
Romanian:	a se reface
Russian:	поправляться
Slovak:	zotaviť sa
Slovenian:	okrevati
Spanish:	recuperarse, restablecerse
Swedish:	hämta (repa) sig
Turkish:	iyileşmek

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re·cu·per·ate (r-kp-rt, -ky-)
v. re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing, re·cu·per·ates

To return to health or strength; recover.

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Main Entry: re·cu·per·ate
Pronunciation: ri-'k(y)ü-p&-"rAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
transitive senses
: to get back or recover <recuperating health and strength after pneumonia> recuperate intransitive senses
: to recover health or strength <time to recuperate after major surgery>

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Recuperate

Ir`re*cu"per*a*ble\, a. [L. irrecuperabilis: cf. OF. irrecuperable. See In- not, and Recuperate.] Irrecoverable. -- Ir`re*cu"per*a*bly, adv.

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Recuperate

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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