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recuperator
Variant of recuperate
recuperate
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re·cu·per·ate (ri ko̵̅o̅′pə rāt′, -kyo̵̅o̅′-)
transitive verb recuperated -·at′ed, recuperating -·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
- to be restored to health, strength, etc.; get well again; recover
- to recover losses, etc.
Related Forms:
- recuperation re·cu′·pera′·tion noun
- recuperative re·cu′·pera′·tive (-pə rāt′iv, -per ə tiv) adjective or recuperatory re·cu′·pera·to′ry
- recuperator re·cu′·pera′·tor noun
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