recuperate
verb
re·cu·per·ate
ri-ˈkü-pə-ˌrāt 
-ˈkyü-
recuperated; recuperating
: to regain a former state or condition
especially
: to recover health or strength
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Examples of recuperate in a Sentence
She took a day off to recuperate.
half the office was out today, many employees being sick or recuperating from the flu
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State visits are synonymous with packed schedules, and the Queen is simply taking more time to recuperate.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Take time to rest and recuperate, but don’t disengage.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Miles Howard, founder and lead organizer of the Boston’s Walking City Trail, is often seen leading groups through the forests, wetlands, beaches, and industrial zones within the greater Boston area (or recuperating at a local watering hole or ramen counter).
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
But at a time when many writers have mined the Victorians to produce tidy love stories, McBride manages to recuperate the century-old pleasures of formal transgression.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Take time to rest and recuperate, but don’t disengage.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Miles Howard, founder and lead organizer of the Boston’s Walking City Trail, is often seen leading groups through the forests, wetlands, beaches, and industrial zones within the greater Boston area (or recuperating at a local watering hole or ramen counter).
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
But at a time when many writers have mined the Victorians to produce tidy love stories, McBride manages to recuperate the century-old pleasures of formal transgression.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Recuperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recuperate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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recuperate
verb
re·cu·per·ate
ri-ˈk(y)ü-pə-ˌrāt
recuperated; recuperating
: recover sense 2
especially
: to regain health or strength
Medical Definition
recuperate
verb
re·cu·per·ate
ri-ˈk(y)ü-pə-ˌrāt
recuperated; recuperating
: to get back or recover
recuperating health and strength after pneumonia
: to recover health or strength
time to recuperate after major surgery
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