1. recuperate(v = verb.possession) recoup, recover - regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
is one way to acquire, get
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. recuperate(v = verb.change) go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
is one way to regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back
Sample sentences:
Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP
3. recuperate(v = verb.body) - restore to good health or strength;
is one way to bring around, cure, heal
Derived forms noun recuperation1, adjective recuperative1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
4. recuperate(v = verb.body) convalesce, recover - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
is one way to ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
Antonym: deteriorate
Derived forms noun recuperation1, adjective recuperative1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce. [1913 Webster]
To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength. [1913 Webster]
recuperate, v.
1 intr. recover from illness, exhaustion, loss, etc.
2 tr. regain (health, something lost, etc.).
Derivative:
recuperable adj. recuperation n. recuperative adj. recuperator n.
Etymology:
L recuperare recuperat- recover