CONVALESCE
recuperate, recover, convalesce
(verb) get over an illness or shock; “The patient is recuperating”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
convalesce (third-person singular simple present convalesces, present participle convalescing, simple past and past participle convalesced)
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
Anagrams
• covalences
Source: Wiktionary
Con`va*lesce", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Convalesced; p.pr. & vb.n. Convalescing.] Etym: [L. convalscere; con- + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See Vallant.]
Definition: To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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