verb
recuperate
rih-KOO-puh-rayt
verb
1
To recover strength or health after illness, injury, or exhaustion.
"She spent two weeks at her parents' house recuperating after surgery."
"The team needs time to recuperate before the next match."
How to Use Recuperate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo rest and get your strength or health back.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with recoup, which is about getting money back, not health.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
recuperate from surgery
time to recuperate
Word Forms
recuperated past tense, recuperates singular
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Etymology
From Latin recuperare ("to get again, regain") — a doublet of recover, meaning they share the same root.