convalesce
2 synonyms for convalesce, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To slowly get well and regain your strength after being ill.
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Etymology
Taken from Latin convalēscere, formed from con- (an intensive prefix) + valēscere ("to become strong"), itself the inchoative form of valēre ("to be strong").
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