Convalesce Definition
kŏnvə-lĕs
convalesced, convalesces, convalescing
verb
convalesced, convalesces, convalescing
To recover gradually from illness; regain strength and health.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Convalesce
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Late Middle English convalesshe from Latin convalēscere com- intensive pref. com– valēscere to grow strong inchoative of valēre to be strong wal- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin convalescere; con- + valescere (“to grow strong”) from valere (“to be strong”).
From Wiktionary
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