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recuperate

[ ri-koo-puh-reyt, -kyoo- ]

verb (used without object)

recuperated, recuperating.
  1. to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to recover from financial loss.


verb (used with object)

recuperated, recuperating.
  1. to restore to health, vigor, etc.

recuperate

/ rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt; -ˈkjuː- /

verb

  1. intr to recover from illness or exhaustion
  2. to recover (losses of money, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱˈپDz, noun
  • ˈܱپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ····پDz [ri-koo-p, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n, -kyoo-], noun
  • ܲ····· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recuperate1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin 𳦳ܱٳܲ (past participle of 𳦳ܱ, variant of 𳦾 “to recover”), equivalent to re- re- + -ciper-, combining form of unattested caper- (obscure derivative of capere “to take”) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of recuperate1

C16: from Latin 𳦳ܱ to recover, from re- + capere to gain, take
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Example Sentences

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She suggested he could recuperate at a care home at Paignton in Devon, near where she lived, while she readied her house for him to stay there.

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"Injured seals, once recuperated, are released along this stretch of coastline," she says.

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The men work either 12- or 24-hour shifts and if they work the latter, they get the next day off to recuperate at base camp.

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To these people, who are discouraged after the 2024 election, I’d tell them to take time for themselves to recover and recuperate.

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A man who made a desperate online plea for a kidney donor is now recuperating from a successful transplant after a former work colleague answered the call.

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