| recuperate | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. recoup, recover, recuperate | regain or make up for.; "recuperate one's losses" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ catch up with, make up | make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point.; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?" |
| v. (change) | 2. go back, recover, recuperate | regain a former condition after a financial loss.; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" |
| ~ retrovert, revert, regress, turn back, return | go back to a previous state.; "We reverted to the old rules" |
| ~ rebound, rally | return to a former condition.; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" |
| v. (body) | 3. recuperate | restore to good health or strength. |
| ~ cure, bring around, heal | provide a cure for, make healthy again.; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" |
| ~ convalesce, recover, recuperate | get over an illness or shock.; "The patient is recuperating" |
| v. (body) | 4. convalesce, recover, recuperate | get over an illness or shock.; "The patient is recuperating" |
| ~ gain vigor, perk, perk up, percolate, pick up | gain or regain energy.; "I picked up after a nap" |
| ~ snap back | recover quickly.; "After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days" |
| ~ recuperate | restore to good health or strength. |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
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