RECOVER

verb (~ed; ~ing) see: heave Date: 14th century transitive verb to get back ; regain, 2. to bring back to normal position or condition , rescue , 3. to make up for , to gain by legal process, reach , to find or identify again , 6. to obtain from an ore, a waste product, or a by-product, to save from loss and restore to usefulness ; reclaim , intransitive verb to regain a normal position or condition (as of health) , to obtain a final legal judgment in one's favor, ~ability noun ~able adjective ~er noun