Definition of "recuperate" in Anglais

verb

1. (intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).

2. (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.

3. (transitive) To recover; to regain.

4. (sociology) To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.