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recuperate

/ recuperate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
get over an illness or shock
"The patient is recuperating"
Opposites:
devolve deteriorate drop degenerate
Type of:
better improve ameliorate
Kinds of:
perk up perk percolate pick up gain vigor
Derived:
convalescent convalescence recuperation recovery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
restore to good health or strength
Type of:
bring around cure heal
Derived:
convalescence recuperation recovery
Verb group:
recover convalesce
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
regain a former condition after a financial loss
"We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"
"The company managed to recuperate"
Type of:
revert return retrovert
Kinds of:
rally rebound
Derived:
recovery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
regain or make up for
"recuperate one''s losses"
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
make up catch up with
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
2
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better improve ameliorate perk up perk percolate pick up gain vigor devolve deteriorate drop degenerate