v. & n.
--v.
1. tr. regain possession or use or control of, reclaim.
2 intr. return to health or consciousness or to a normal state or position (have recovered from my illness; the country never recovered from the war).
3 tr. obtain or secure (compensation etc.) by legal process.
4 tr. retrieve or make up for (a loss, setback, etc.).
5 refl. regain composure or consciousness or control of one's limbs.
6 tr. retrieve (reusable substances) from industrial waste.
--n. the recovery of a normal position in fencing etc.
Derivatives:
recoverable adj. recoverability n. recoverer n.
Etymology: ME f. AF recoverer, OF recovrer f. L recuperare RECUPERATE