RECUPERATE


Meaning of RECUPERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈkü-pə-ˌrāt, -ˈkyü- ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin recuperatus, past participle of recuperare — more at recover

Date: 1542

transitive verb

1. : to get back : regain

2. : to bring back into use or currency : revive

recuperate old traditions

intransitive verb

: to regain a former state or condition ; especially : to recover health or strength

• re·cu·per·a·tion -ˌkü-pə-ˈrā-shən, -ˌkyü- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.