Recuperation

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Gradual restoration to health. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury wordnet
  3. 3
    Instance of getting something back. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society. uncountable, usually

    "[Raoul Vaneigem] I have nothing in common with the spectacular recuperation of a project that, in my case, has remained revolutionary throughout."

Synonyms

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convalescenceconvalescencerecoverycomebackhealingimprovement

Example

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"All the drowsy recuperation in my brain burned off like morning mist."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recuperātiō. By surface analysis, recuperate + -ion.

Related phrases

recovery and reconstitution

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