recuperableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈk(j)uːp(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈkupərəb(ə)l/,

/riˈkupərəb(ə)l/

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French recuperable ; Latin recuperabilis ; Latin recuperare , -able suffix.

Etymology: Probably < Middle French recuperable (although this is first attested slightly later: 1468; French récuperable (1823)) and its etymon post-classical Latin recuperabilis recoverable (from 11th cent. in British sources; 16th cent. in continental sources) < classical Latin recuperare to recover, restore (see recuperate v.) + -bilis -ble suffix. Perhaps reborrowed in the 19th cent. < either French or Latin, or formed independently < classical Latin recuperare + -able suffix. Compare recoverable adj.

= recoverable adj.Apparently unattested between the 16th and 19th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > retrievable or recoverable

recuperable?a1439

recoverablea1500

recuperative1623

repertible1656

retrievable1661

regainable1707

redeemable1850

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > reformed > able to be

recuperable?a1439

reformable?a1439

reduciblec1475

mendable1533

corrigible1583

reclaimable1583

redeemable1611

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 1409 Hard it is to rauysshe a tresour Which off nature is nat recuperable.

a1500 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Arun.) (1935) ii. B. 2669 (MED) And hard yt ys to robb or rauyshe a tresoure Whych off nature ys not recuperable.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xiii. sig. Giij If thou..by counsaile arte recuperable, Flee thou from idlenesse.

1552 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. ii. xviii. 392 The hoped for and recuperable debts.

1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xxx. sig. M4^v I am disgarnished of Riches which are recuperable.

1834 N. Amer. Mag. Feb. 254 His recuperable energies had been utterly destroyed by time.

1852 B. C . Howard Rep. Supreme Court U.S. 12 114 Nothing was wanting to render them [sc. claims] recuperable but a judicial tribunal competent to take cognizance thereof.

1918 Ogden Examiner 22 Oct. 5/5 The number of wounded actually recuperable for immediate service on the new line is estimated at about 150,000.

1992 Observer 6 Dec. 2/6 All things are recuperable and whatever damage has been done is repairable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recuperable
释义	recuperableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈk(j)uːp(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /rəˈkupərəb(ə)l/, /riˈkupərəb(ə)l/ Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French recuperable ; Latin recuperabilis ; Latin recuperare , -able suffix. Etymology: Probably < Middle French recuperable (although this is first attested slightly later: 1468; French récuperable (1823)) and its etymon post-classical Latin recuperabilis recoverable (from 11th cent. in British sources; 16th cent. in continental sources) < classical Latin recuperare to recover, restore (see recuperate v.) + -bilis -ble suffix. Perhaps reborrowed in the 19th cent. < either French or Latin, or formed independently < classical Latin recuperare + -able suffix. Compare recoverable adj. = recoverable adj.Apparently unattested between the 16th and 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > retrievable or recoverable recuperable?a1439 recoverablea1500 recuperative1623 repertible1656 retrievable1661 regainable1707 redeemable1850 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > reformed > able to be recuperable?a1439 reformable?a1439 reduciblec1475 mendable1533 corrigible1583 reclaimable1583 redeemable1611 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 1409 Hard it is to rauysshe a tresour Which off nature is nat recuperable. a1500 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Arun.) (1935) ii. B. 2669 (MED) And hard yt ys to robb or rauyshe a tresoure Whych off nature ys not recuperable. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xiii. sig. Giij If thou..by counsaile arte recuperable, Flee thou from idlenesse. 1552 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. ii. xviii. 392 The hoped for and recuperable debts. 1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xxx. sig. M4^v I am disgarnished of Riches which are recuperable. 1834 N. Amer. Mag. Feb. 254 His recuperable energies had been utterly destroyed by time. 1852 B. C . Howard Rep. Supreme Court U.S. 12 114 Nothing was wanting to render them [sc. claims] recuperable but a judicial tribunal competent to take cognizance thereof. 1918 Ogden Examiner 22 Oct. 5/5 The number of wounded actually recuperable for immediate service on the new line is estimated at about 150,000. 1992 Observer 6 Dec. 2/6 All things are recuperable and whatever damage has been done is repairable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1439
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