convalesce
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con·va·lesce
(kŏn′və-lĕs′)intr.v. con·va·lesced, con·va·lesc·ing, con·va·lesc·es
To return to health and strength after illness; recuperate.
[Late Middle English convalesshe, from Latin convalēscere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + valēscere, to grow strong, inchoative of valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]
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convalesce
(ˌkɒnvəˈlɛs)vb
(Medicine) (intr) to recover from illness, injury, or the aftereffects of a surgical operation, esp by resting
[C15: from Latin convalēscere, from com- (intensive) + valēscere to grow strong, from valēre to be strong]
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con•va•lesce
(ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs)v.i. -lesced, -lesc•ing.
to recover health and strength after illness.
[1475–85; < Latin convalēscere to grow fully strong =con- con- + valēscere to grow strong (val(ēre) to be well + -escere -esce)]
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convalesce
Past participle: convalesced
Gerund: convalescing
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| Verb | 1. | convalesce - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" snap back - recover quickly; "After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days" recuperate - restore to good health or strength |
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convalesce
verb recover, rest, rally, rehabilitate, recuperate, improve After two weeks I was allowed home, where I convalesced for three months.
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convalesce
verbTo regain one's health:
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Translations
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komme sigrekonvalescere
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convalesce
[ˌkɒnvəˈlɛs] vi → relever de maladie, se remettreto be convalescing → être en convalescence
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convalesce
(konvəˈles) verb to recover health and strength after an illness. He is convalescing in the country.
ˌconvaˈlescent noun a person who is recovering from an illness. Convalescents often need a special diet.
adjective1. recovering health and strength after illness.
2. for convalescents. a convalescent home.
ˌconvaˈlescence nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
convalesce
v. convalecer, reponerse.
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