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Meaning of "recuperate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECUPERATE

From Latin recuperāre to recover, from re- + capere to gain, take.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RECUPERATE

recuperate  [rɪˈkuːpəˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECUPERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recuperate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb recuperate in English.

WHAT DOES RECUPERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of recuperate in the English dictionary

The definition of recuperate in the dictionary is to recover from illness or exhaustion. Other definition of recuperate is to recover.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECUPERATE

PRESENT

Present
I recuperate
you recuperate
he/she/it recuperates
we recuperate
you recuperate
they recuperate
Present continuous
I am recuperating
you are recuperating
he/she/it is recuperating
we are recuperating
you are recuperating
they are recuperating
Present perfect
I have recuperated
you have recuperated
he/she/it has recuperated
we have recuperated
you have recuperated
they have recuperated
Present perfect continuous
I have been recuperating
you have been recuperating
he/she/it has been recuperating
we have been recuperating
you have been recuperating
they have been recuperating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I recuperated
you recuperated
he/she/it recuperated
we recuperated
you recuperated
they recuperated
Past continuous
I was recuperating
you were recuperating
he/she/it was recuperating
we were recuperating
you were recuperating
they were recuperating
Past perfect
I had recuperated
you had recuperated
he/she/it had recuperated
we had recuperated
you had recuperated
they had recuperated
Past perfect continuous
I had been recuperating
you had been recuperating
he/she/it had been recuperating
we had been recuperating
you had been recuperating
they had been recuperating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will recuperate
you will recuperate
he/she/it will recuperate
we will recuperate
you will recuperate
they will recuperate
Future continuous
I will be recuperating
you will be recuperating
he/she/it will be recuperating
we will be recuperating
you will be recuperating
they will be recuperating
Future perfect
I will have recuperated
you will have recuperated
he/she/it will have recuperated
we will have recuperated
you will have recuperated
they will have recuperated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been recuperating
you will have been recuperating
he/she/it will have been recuperating
we will have been recuperating
you will have been recuperating
they will have been recuperating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would recuperate
you would recuperate
he/she/it would recuperate
we would recuperate
you would recuperate
they would recuperate
Conditional continuous
I would be recuperating
you would be recuperating
he/she/it would be recuperating
we would be recuperating
you would be recuperating
they would be recuperating
Conditional perfect
I would have recuperate
you would have recuperate
he/she/it would have recuperate
we would have recuperate
you would have recuperate
they would have recuperate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been recuperating
you would have been recuperating
he/she/it would have been recuperating
we would have been recuperating
you would have been recuperating
they would have been recuperating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you recuperate
we let´s recuperate
you recuperate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to recuperate
Past participle
recuperated
Present Participle
recuperating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECUPERATE


accelerate
ækˈsɛləˌreɪt
asperate
ˈæspəˌreɪt
collaborate
kəˈlæbəˌreɪt
cooperate
kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt
decorate
ˈdɛkəˌreɪt
depauperate
diːˈpɔːpəˌreɪt
disincorporate
ˌdɪsɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
evaporate
ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt
exasperate
ɪɡˈzɑːspəˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
obstreperate
əbˈstrepəˌreɪt
obtemperate
ɒbˈtɛmpəˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
overoperate
ˌəʊvərˈɒpəˌreɪt
reincorporate
ˌriːɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
reoperate
riːˈɒpəˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
superate
ˈsuːpəˌreɪt
vituperate
vɪˈtjuːpəˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECUPERATE

recultivate
recumbence
recumbency
recumbent
recumbent bicycle
recumbently
recuperable
recuperation
recuperative
recuperator
recuperatory
recur
recure
recureless
recurred
recurrence
recurrency
recurrent
recurrent expenditure
recurrent fever

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECUPERATE

accurate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
degenerate
deliberate
derate
desperate
enterate
enumerate
exaggerate
illiterate
iterate
liberate
literate
moderate
refrigerate
regenerate
reiterate
temperate
tolerate

Synonyms and antonyms of recuperate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECUPERATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «recuperate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of recuperate

Translation of «recuperate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECUPERATE

Find out the translation of recuperate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recuperate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recuperate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

康复
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reponerse
570 millions of speakers

English

recuperate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संभलना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فترة نقاهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выздороветь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recuperar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনরূদ্ধার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

récupérer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sembuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich erholen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

回復する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원기를 회복하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngrampungake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mạnh lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிலமாதங்களுக்குப்பின்னர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुप्त होणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyileşmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ristabilirsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odzyskać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одужати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recupera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανακτήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

herstel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

återhämta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krefter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recuperate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECUPERATE»

The term «recuperate» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECUPERATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «recuperate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «recuperate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recuperate

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «RECUPERATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recuperate.
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Christine Baranski
Why would I lose sleep when I really need valuable sleep just to recuperate and come back and do my job?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECUPERATE»

Discover the use of recuperate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recuperate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Garner's Modern American Usage
✳Recountmentis an obsolete variant used by Shakespeare. recoup; recuperate. Recoup, dating from the 15th century as an English word, is a transitive verb with two senses: (1) “to get back (lost money, etc.)”; or (2) “to pay back (money owed, ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
<many of the older partisans had been Bryanites. and had not recovered from it — Paxson) Recuperate comes very close to recover in its implication of getting back what has been lost and is perhaps more common in reference to losses of ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach about ...
Does everyone recuperate and heal, all of the time? Most of the time, people recuperate after being sick or injured. Everyone gets sick and injured at one time or another. However, there are times when people who are very sick or who have  ...
Catherine Faherty, 2008
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ÑE’ÊRYRU OÎVA PO ÑE’ÊME (2011)
... souvenir ES recuerdo \` su-ve- Inir\ ricordo 7 mandu'a kujtim recuperate ES recuperar \ri-`ki"ipa rat\ recuperare roj evy, reko jey perterihem recuperate ES recuperar \ri-`ki"ipa-Irat\ recuperare 7 roj evy, reko jey rifitoj fuqine reclaim rojevy, reko ...
PETER TASE, 2011
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The Kanji Handbook
li te ff u osa(meru), osa(maru), nao(ru), nao(su), Jl, CHI recuperate, treatment, convalesce, getting well, abate, administer, govern civil administration bunchi public order, peace & order chian peace & tranquillity chihei under the rule of- chika ...
Vee David, 2006
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Fritz Spiegl's Sick Notes: An Alphabetical Browsing-Book of ...
may be more defensible than that of "obliviate" from obliviscor, but still " recuperate" is a needless corruption of Latin. Why not stick to "recover"? Besides the French word recuperet has a distinct meaning and signifies to retrieve. An American ...
Fritz Spiegl, 1996
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Decent Working Time: New Trends, New Issues
Likewise, 88 per cent of those who live near their workplace think that the reduction in working time makes it possible to recuperate from work-related fatigue. The proportion drops as commuting time increases - only 40 per cent of those with ...
Jean-Yves Boulin, 2006
8
Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories
Median days away from work to recuperate is yet another measure that can be used to evaluate dangerous jobs. (Median days is an average such that half of those injured take more than the median days to recuperate while the other half ...
Roy Sanders, Roy E. Sanders, 2011
9
Mobility And Migration In Indigenous Amazonia: Contemporary ...
considered important to the current movement to recuperate Lecos identity. Although the remote location of Irimo makes coordination with CIPLA difficult, its conception as a 'refuge' community underscores perceptions that link authenticity to ...
Miguel N. Alexiades, 2013
10
Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
The doctors were worried because the patient did not recuperate as rapidastheyhadexpected. • Recuperate (vb) • Recuperated • Recuperating • : to get back(as health or strength):recover. • Synonyms:convalesce, gain, heal, mend, rally, ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECUPERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recuperate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cancer charity Maggie's appeals for donations to recuperate
A cancer charity is appealing for donations after having one of its collection tins stolen. Maggie's Cheltenham is hoping to recuperate the lost funds. Its collection ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
2
Serena Williams Takes Time Off The Tour To Recuperate From …
IN PHOTO: Serena Williams of the U.S.A. celebrates after winning her match against Venus Williams of the U.S.A. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»
3
Zuma to rest & recuperate after surgery
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma will spend the next few days resting and recuperating at home after being discharged from hospital on Sunday. «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
4
Residents recuperate, repair damage after heavy rain
ROCK SPRINGS — Heavy rain and flooding has residents in southwest Wyoming repairing the damage left behind. Rock Springs residents have been spending ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
5
Lungs filled with carbon monoxide, 14 recuperate in hospital
At least 14 of the 28 injured in the Saturday evening fire at a Powai highrise building continue to recuperate in hospitals with one critical and on ventilator ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
6
Manchester United ready to pay a fortune to recuperate Cristiano …
English reports announced that the Red Devils will do anything to sign their former star Cristiano Ronaldo in the next transfer window . ”Daily Star ” magazine ... «StarAfrica.com, May 15»
7
Feeling scared and tainted? Here's what you should do to recuperate
Feeling inauthentic is not a fleeting or cursory phenomenon. It cuts to the very essence of what it means to be a moral person. (Shutterstock) ... «Hindustan Times, May 15»
8
140 years to recuperate stolen money from fraudster employee
When Judge Robert Wolff said Lesley Hunt's theft of $146,000 from her boss would affect him and his family for a long time, her victim thought the judge was ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
9
Surprise! Randy Travis Is Married as He Continues to Recuperate
The happy news comes as Travis continues to recuperate from a serious health scare, the "Storms of Life artist having suffered a stroke while being treated for a ... «E! Online, Apr 15»
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One Direction member 'stressed,' leaves tour
Publicist Simon Jones said Thursday that "Zayn has been signed off with stress and is flying back to the U.K. to recuperate." He said the band will continue with ... «Detroit Free Press, Mar 15»

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