CONVALESCING

Verb

convalescing

present participle of convalesce

Source: Wiktionary


CONVALESCE

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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13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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