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单词 recuperate
释义

recuperate

[ ri-koo-puh-reyt, -kyoo- ]
/ rɪˈku pəˌreɪt, -ˈkyu- /
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verb (used without object), re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing.

to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
to recover from financial loss.

verb (used with object), re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing.

to restore to health, vigor, etc.

Origin of recuperate

1535–45; <Latin recuperātus (past participle of recuperāre, variant of reciperāre to recover), equivalent to re-re- + -ciper-, combining form of *caper- (obscure derivative of capere to take) + -ātus-ate1

SYNONYMS FOR recuperate

1 heal, mend.
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OTHER WORDS FROM recuperate

re·cu·per·a·tion, nounnon·re·cu·per·a·tion, nounun·re·cu·per·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for recuperate

recuperate
/ (rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt, -ˈkjuː-) /

verb

(intr) to recover from illness or exhaustion
to recover (losses of money, etc)

Derived forms of recuperate

recuperation, nounrecuperative, adjective

Word Origin for recuperate

C16: from Latin recuperāre to recover, from re- + capere to gain, take
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for recuperate

recuperate
[ rĭ-kōōpə-rāt′ ]

v.

To return to health or strength; recover.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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