convalesce
verb
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When you convalesce, you heal or grow strong after illness or injury, often by staying off your feet. The related adjective convalescent means "recovering from sickness or debility," and a convalescent home is a hospital for long-term recuperation and rehabilitation. Convalesce comes from the Latin verb convalescere, which combines the prefix com-/con-, meaning "with, together, jointly," with the verb valescere, meaning "to grow strong." Valescere, in turn, is related to the verb valēre, meaning "to be strong or be well," which is also an ancestor of prevail, valor, value, and valid.
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
After months spent convalescing from a debilitating medical condition known as Stiff Persons’ Syndrome, Dion made a dramatic performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremonies late last month.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
Louis, taking a page from the Romantic playbook, had attempted suicide and then, grotesquely burned, convalesced in his coffin.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
Pink needed two surgeries and almost two months of recovery at the same aviary where Blue is convalescing.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Convalesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convalesce. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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convalesce
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convalesce
intransitive verb
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