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; < Latinrecuperātus (past participle of recuperāre, variant of reciperāre to recover), equivalent to re-re- + -ciper-, combining form of *caper- (obscure derivative of capere to take) + -ātus-ate1
recuperate re·cu·per·ate (rĭ-k&oomacr;'pə-rāt', -ky&oomacr;'-) v.re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing, re·cu·per·ates To return to health or strength; recover.