Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\ (-?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Recuperated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recuperating}.] [L.
recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See {Recover} to get
again.]
To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce.
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