recuperate
verb
[ rɪˈkuːpəreɪt ]
• recover from illness or exertion.
• "she has been recuperating from a knee injury"
Similar:
get better,
recover,
convalesce,
get back to normal,
get well,
regain one's strength/health,
get back on one's feet,
get over something,
be on the road to recovery,
be on the mend,
improve,
mend,
pick up,
rally,
revive,
perk up,
pull through,
bounce back,
• recover or regain (something lost or taken).
• "they will seek to recuperate the returns that go with investment"
Similar:
get back,
regain,
recover,
win back,
recoup,
retrieve,
reclaim,
repossess,
have something returned,
be reunited with,
find,
redeem,
rescue,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin recuperat- ‘regained’, from the verb recuperare, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.
