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recuperate Definition

re·cu·per·ate (ri ko̵̅o̅pə rāt′, -kyo̵̅o̅-)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to get back, or recover (losses, health, etc.)

Etymology: < L recuperatus, pp. of recuperare, to recover: akin to recipere, to bring back, recover: see receive

intransitive verb

  1. to be restored to health, strength, etc.; get well again; recover
  2. to recover losses, etc.

recuperate Related Forms
re·cu′·pera·tion noun re·cu·pera′·tive (--pə rāt′iv, --per ə tiv) adjective or re·cu·pera·to′ry re·cu·pera′·tor noun
recuperate Synonyms

recuperate

v.

heal, pull through*, get back on one's feet; see recover 3.

recuperate Usage Examples

Object

  • cost: Needing just 30,000 fans to snap up a ' must have ' record will make sales easy, and recuperate costs.
  • seal: Specially designed containers were constructed to transport the fully recuperated seals on a 4 1/2 hour flight from Tenerife to Glasgow.
  • aspiration: In the European Union and elsewhere, neo-liberals have tried to recuperate these aspirations through their policies of marketisation and privatization.

Subject

  • hi-tech: Over the last few decades, the pioneering work of the community media activists has been largely recuperated by the hi-tech and media industries.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: According to the reports, Minogue will need 12 months to fully recuperate.
  • still: Still recuperating herself she helped to nurse David through a very serious time following the transplant.
  • now: Thank goodness I can't drink or I'd still be recuperating now.
  • quickly: You should quickly recuperate the costs even if you have to pay for an unlock.
  • currently: This dog was found last October and is currently recuperating in a foster home in Wales.
  • just: Thursday, 12 May 2005 I'm just recuperating from a heavy session of housekeeping.

Preposition: after

  • operation: There's also a professional ballroom dancer recuperating after a botched operation on his leg.

Preposition: in

  • hospital: Or perhaps even a squash tournament champion ), who is recuperating in the hospital from his injuries.
  • room: After surgery, Shiburu recuperated in the recovery room, with a clear eye patch in place.

Preposition: from

  • illness: The discovery could help patients too weak to exercise to start recuperating from illnesses or injuries quicker.
  • injury: It was later adopted by dancers to help recuperate from injuries and maintain their strength and flexibility.
  • operation: Too many paddlers have lost time on the water whilst recuperating from an operation which, with precautions, is largely avoidable.
  • surgery: Medical patients, whether recuperating from surgery or suffering other medical conditions, consistently recover better in the home environment.
  • exhaustion: Benjamin is sleeping, and all 3 of us are recuperating from exhaustion.
  • stroke: His death came as he was recuperating from a stroke which struck him in August last year.

Preposition: by

  • hi-tech: Over the last few decades, the pioneering work of the community media activists has been largely recuperated by the hi-tech and media industries.

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