recover

Multiple Entries:
  recover    re-cover  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
recover/rɪˈkʌvə(r)/

▶verb

• 1 return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

• 2 find or regain possession of (something stolen or lost).

  ■ regain control of (oneself or a physical or mental state).

  ■ regain or secure (money) by legal process or the making of profits.

• 3 remove or extract (an energy source or chemical) for use, reuse, or waste treatment.

▶noun (the recover) a position of a firearm forming part of a military drill.

– derivatives
recoverability noun,
recoverable adjective,
recoverer noun.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. recoverer, from L. recuperare ‘get again’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
re-cover/riːˈkʌvə(r)/

▶verb put a new cover or covering on.