Recuperate Definition

rĭ-ko͝opə-rāt, -kyo͝o-
recuperated, recuperates, recuperating
verb
recuperated, recuperates, recuperating
To be restored to health, strength, etc.; get well again; recover.
Webster's New World
To recover losses, etc.
Webster's New World
To get back, or recover (losses, health, etc.)
Webster's New World

To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.

Wiktionary
(sociology) To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use.
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Origin of Recuperate

  • From Latin recuperātus, from recuperāre (“to get again, regain, recover, revive, restore, Medieval Latin also intransitive revive, convalesce, recover"), present active infinitive of recuperō.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin recuperāre recuperāt- re- re- capere to take kap- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Recuperate Sentence Examples

  • This way, your body can recuperate after working hard.

  • The lack of sleep can also have a deleterious effect on the body's ability to recuperate from exercise, injury, surgery or illness.

  • Smaller pets are also more likely to suffer after effects from donating blood, so it's best to leave the job to the larger dogs that can recuperate quicker from the procedure.

  • First, sleep aids in good psychological health because it gives both the mind and the body time to recuperate from, and digest, the day's events.

  • It may include a short-term companion to assist an elderly loved one while they recuperate from surgery, or may be a long-term live-in situation for someone who has no guardian and needs help with day-to-day living.

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