RECUPERATE


Meaning of RECUPERATE in English

/ rɪˈkuːpəreɪt; NAmE / verb ( formal )

1.

[ v ] recuperate (from sth) to get back your health, strength or energy after being ill / sick, tired, injured, etc.

SYN recover :

He's still recuperating from his operation.

2.

[ vn ] to get back money that you have spent or lost

SYN recoup , recover :

He hoped to recuperate at least some of his losses.

►  re·cu·per·ation / rɪˌkuːpəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:

It was a period of rest and recuperation.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin recuperat- regained, from the verb recuperare , from re- back + capere take.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.