recuperate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
recuperate /rɪˈkuːpəreɪt/
▶verb
- 1 recover from illness or exertion.
- 2 regain (something lost).
– derivatives
recuperable adjective,
recuperation noun,
recuperative adjective,
recuperator noun.
recuperable adjective,
recuperation noun,
recuperative adjective,
recuperator noun.
– origin C16 (earlier (C15) as recuperation): from L. recuperat-, recuperare ‘regain’, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.
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