SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
recuperate
verb
To recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.
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recover strength
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Usage distinction
Return to topRecuperate usually follows illness, injury, or strain. Heal can describe the repair of a wound itself; bounce back is informal.
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recuperationnoun
The process of recovering strength or condition after illness, strain, or difficulty.
Recovery of strength
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After the demanding expedition, the travelers allowed time for rest and recuperation.
A strenuous rowing practice in the novel requires vigorous effort from the crew as they work against a stubborn current. The narrator describes how repeated exhausting sessions begin to debilitate the crew, leaving their movements weaker and less coordinated than earlier in the story. A later chapter follows their recuperation as they gradually recover strength after the demanding period.
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See recuperate in use
After the exhausting expedition, the hikers took a day to recuperate.
The exhausted installation crew took an afternoon away from the demanding preparations to recuperate before returning to its remaining tasks.
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