verb (formal)
1 [V] ~ (from sth) to get back your health, strength or energy after being ill/sick, tired, injured, etc.
SYNRECOVER:
He's still recuperating from his operation. * After an exhausting few weeks I needed some time to recuperate.
2 [VN] to get back money that you have spent or lost
SYNRECOVER, RECOUP:
He hoped to recuperate at least some of his losses.
recuperation noun [U]:
It was a period of rest and recuperation.
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