Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French recoverer, from Latin recuperare, from re- + Latin caperare, from Latin capere to take; more at HEAVE
Pronunciation : ri-'k&-v&r
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. recuperate, get well; get back, regain, obtain again; cover again. recoverrecreate \rec"re*ate\ (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. recreated (-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. recreating.] [l. recreatus, p. p. of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- + creare to create. see:
create.] to give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify. painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying the sight more than any. st. john, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge. taylor. these ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent. h. more.
2. To cover again.
3. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
4. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.
5. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
6. To overcome; to get the better of, as a state of mind or body.
7. To rescue; to deliver.
8. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
9. To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.
10. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.
11. To make one's way; to come; to arrive.
12. To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
13. Recovery. regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" cover anew; "recover a chair" get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses".
14. 1. When you recover from an illness or an injury, you become well again. He is recovering from a knee injury A policeman was recovering in hospital last night after being stabbed.
15. If you recover from an unhappy or unpleasant experience, you stop being upset by it. a tragedy from which he never fully recovered Her plane broke down and it was 18 hours before she got there. It took her three days to recover.
16. If something recovers from a period of weakness or difficulty, it improves or gets stronger again. He recovered from a 4-2 deficit to reach the quarter-finals The stockmarket index fell by 80% before it began to recover.
17. If you recover something that has been lost or stolen, you find it or get it back. Police raided five houses in south-east London and recovered stolen goods = retrieve.
18. If you recover a mental or physical state, it comes back again. For example, if you recover consciousness, you become conscious again. She had a severe attack of asthma and it took an hour to recover her breath = regain.
19. If you recover money that you have spent, invested, or lent to someone, you get the same amount back. Legal action is being taken to try to recover the money = recoup.
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