recuperate
pronunciation
How to pronounce recuperate in British English:
UK [rɪˈku:pəreɪt]
How to pronounce recuperate in American English:
US [rɪˈkupəˌret,-ˈkju-]
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- Verb:
- regain or make up for
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- restore to good health or strength
- get over an illness or shock
Word Origin
- recuperate
- recuperate: see recover
- recuperate (v.)
- 1540s, from Latin recuperatus, past participle of recuperare "to get again," in Medieval Latin "revive, convalesce, recover" (see recuperation). Meaning "to recover from sickness or loss" is from 1864. Related: Recuperated; recuperating.
Example
- 1. Ministry of railways beidaihe cadre recuperate hotel .
- 2. The idea was that letting people return home to recuperate would cut costs , benefit the patients and allow doctors with no quarantine facilities to perform the treatment .
- 3. Article 76 the state shall promotes the development of the social welfare cause , construct public welfare facilities , and provide conditions for labourers to rest and recuperate and convalesce .
- 4. I need time to recuperate from the shock .
- 5. He went to the seaside to recuperate .