RECOVER

v. 1 regain, get or take or win or make back (again), recoup, repossess, retake, recapture, restore, retrieve, reclaim, redeem It was impossible to recover the time lost After a fierce battle, the territory was recovered. 2 get well or better, recuperate, convalesce, mend, return to health, regain one's strength or health, be on the mend, heal, improve, revive, rally, take a turn for the better, get back on one's feet, pull through It took me a week to recover from the operation Lucy had a virus, but she's recovering now. 3 save, salvage, deliver, rescue, return, bring back, reclaim, retrieve They never did recover the gold from the sunken ship