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re⋅cu⋅per⋅a⋅tive

  [ri-koo-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -kyoo-]
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–adjective
1. that recuperates.
2. having the power of recuperating.
3. pertaining to recuperation: recuperative powers.
Also, re⋅cu⋅per⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [ri-koo-per-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -kyoo-] .

Origin:
1640–50; < LL recuperātīvus that can be regained, equiv. to recuperāt(us) (see recuperate ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
re⋅cu⋅per⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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re·cu·per·ate   (rĭ-kōō'pə-rāt', -kyōō'-)   
v.   re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing, re·cu·per·ates

v.   intr.

  1. To return to health or strength; recover.

  2. To recover from financial loss.

v.   tr.

  1. To restore to health or strength.

  2. 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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·cu·per·a·tive
Pronunciation: -'k(y)ü-p&-"rAt-iv
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating torecuperation <recuperative powers>
2 : aiding in recuperation : RESTORATIVErecuperative remedies>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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