Convalesce

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To grow better after sickness; make progress toward the recovery of health.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. get over an illness or shock
    • Verb Form
    convalesced    convalesces    convalescing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ameliorate    better    meliorate    improve   
    Hyponym
    gain vigor    perk    perk up    percolate    pickup   
    Form
    convalesced    convalescing    convalescent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    recover    recuperate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bess    Es    Etess    Fs    Hess   
     
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