convalesce
verb /ˌkɒnvəˈles/
/ˌkɑːnvəˈles/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they convalesce | /ˌkɒnvəˈles/ /ˌkɑːnvəˈles/ |
| he / she / it convalesces | /ˌkɒnvəˈlesɪz/ /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesɪz/ |
| past simple convalesced | /ˌkɒnvəˈlest/ /ˌkɑːnvəˈlest/ |
| past participle convalesced | /ˌkɒnvəˈlest/ /ˌkɑːnvəˈlest/ |
| -ing form convalescing | /ˌkɒnvəˈlesɪŋ/ /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesɪŋ/ |
- to spend time getting your health and strength back after an illness synonym recuperate
- She is convalescing at home after her operation.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin convalescere, from con- ‘altogether’ + valescere ‘grow strong’ (from valere ‘be well’).