/ 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.