Definitions for recuperate
rɪˈku pəˌreɪt, -ˈkyu-re·cu·per·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recover, recoup, recuperateverb

   regain or make up for

   "recuperate one's losses"

2. recover, go back, recuperateverb

   regain a former condition after a financial loss

   "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

3. recuperateverb

   restore to good health or strength

4. recuperate, recover, convalesceverb

   get over an illness or shock

   "The patient is recuperating"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recuperateverb

   To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.

2. recuperateverb

   To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use

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1. recuperate

   To recuperate generally means to recover or regain something, especially health, strength, or composure, after a sickness, injury, loss, or difficult period. It could also mean to regain or restore a financial or material loss.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Recuperateverb

   to recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce

2. Recuperateverb

   to recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or strength

3. Etymology: [L. recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See Recover to get again.]

Matched Categories

1. • Cure
   • Get
   • Improve
   • Return

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of recuperate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of recuperate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of recuperate in a Sentence

1. Michael Bruce Curry:

   I have spoken with several others who have gone through this, and who have offered both encouragement and helpful advice. I will be in the hospital for at least a day, then at home to recuperate.

2. Sara Pantuliano:

   The one thing that is forgotten the most is the levels of stress and trauma aid workers experience, and that is particularly true for local staff because they often have family affected by this crisis, i think people don't even raise the issue of being under stress or the threat of burning out or needing a proper break, needing to recuperate, because they may be accused of not being fit for the job.

3. Katrina Goss:

   We had to let him pass on, he was severely brain-damaged and the doctors told us he would never recuperate, that it wasn’t even really him anymore. I was at his bedside for three weeks. We are utterly devastated, and we will never get over it.

4. Publicist Simon Jones:

   Zayn has been signed off with stress and is flying back to the U.K. to recuperate.

5. Michelle Noehren:

   In my opinion, this trend away from nurseries is extremely disturbing and is doing a huge disservice to women, it's like we're forgetting that women's bodies experience so much during birth. God forbid we need a little rest to recuperate. There is nothing, I repeat nothing, wrong with asking for your baby to be taken to the nursery so that you can rest while you're still in the hospital. Moms should not be shamed or judged for expressing their needs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=recuperate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Recuperate
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recuperate