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v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recuperate.

"Terry (Josh Lucas), a forlorn single father and “stay-at-home IT guy,” recuperates from a heart transplant while raising Angie (Beatrice Miller), whose rare genetic disorder causes the tendons and ligaments in her body to calcify into bone ..."

recuperated    recuperates    recuperating   

heal    bring around    cure   

recuperated    recuperating    recuperation   

convalesce    recover    regain    restore    renew