recover
verb
[ rɪˈkʌvə ]
• return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
• "Neil is still recovering from shock"
Similar:
recuperate,
get better,
get well,
convalesce,
regain one's strength,
regain one's health,
get stronger,
get back on one's feet,
feel oneself again,
get back to normal,
return to health,
be on the mend,
be on the road to recovery,
pick up,
rally,
respond to treatment,
make progress,
improve,
heal,
take a turn for the better,
turn the corner,
get out of the woods,
get over something,
shake something off,
pull through,
bounce back,
revive,
pull round,
perk up,
• find or regain possession of (something stolen or lost).
• "police recovered a stolen video"
Similar:
retrieve,
regain (possession of),
get back,
win back,
take back,
recoup,
reclaim,
repossess,
recapture,
retake,
redeem,
find (again),
track down,
trace,
claw back,
replevin,
replevy,
recuperate,
salvage,
save,
rescue,
• remove or extract (an energy source or industrial chemical) for use, reuse, or waste treatment.
• "only 13 per cent of CFC refrigerant was being recovered from domestic fridges"
recover
noun
• a defined position of a firearm forming part of a military drill.
• "bring the firelock to the recover"
Origin:
Middle English (originally with reference to health): from Anglo-Norman French recoverer, from Latin recuperare ‘get again’.
