THE WORDCRAFT DEFINITION DICTIONARY
recuperation
noun
The process of recovering strength or condition after illness, strain, or difficulty.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
SEE IT IN USE
Examples in context
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.
Notice how the same meaning carries into different situations. Try explaining what the word contributes to each example.
Related meanings
Related words can differ in tone and context; they are not always interchangeable.
Compare the full synonym referenceMAKE IT YOURS
Write your own sentence
Use "recuperation" in a situation you might actually discuss. Compare your meaning with the definition above.
Personal practice. Sentences are saved locally and are not automatically graded.
READ THIS WORD IN CONTEXT
Included in the learning path
Effort and RecoveryReading 1 / Open lessonAPPLY IT AND RETURN
Build a retention record for this word.
Use its lesson question and fresh-context checkpoint on separate days. Your browser can track the evidence for a retention milestone.
How the milestone worksRELATED FORMS, ONE FEATURED ENTRY
The recuperate family
recuperation is grouped under recuperate in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
recuperateverb
To recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.
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.
About this entry
This entry is part of the vocabulary collection supplied by GlobalRPh. Definitions are concise study meanings. Examples combine original teaching sentences with selected passages adapted from the supplied study notes; their source is labeled beside each example. A word may have additional specialized or historical senses.
Adapted from supplied vocabulary notes. Example written for WordCraft.
Source study sections: 18.
Dictionary scope and sources