recuperate, recover, convalesce
(verb) get over an illness or shock; “The patient is recuperating”
recuperate
(verb) restore to good health or strength
recover, go back, recuperate
(verb) regain a former condition after a financial loss; “We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90”; “The company managed to recuperate”
recover, recoup, recuperate
(verb) regain or make up for; “recuperate one’s losses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recuperate (third-person singular simple present recuperates, present participle recuperating, simple past and past participle recuperated)
To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
(sociology) To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cu"per*ate (-t), v. i. [imp. &. p. p. Recuperated (-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Recuperating.] Etym: [L.recuperatus,p.p. of recuperare. See Recover to get again.]
Definition: To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce.
Re*cu"per*ate, v. t.
Definition: To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 December 2024
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
