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convalesce

con·va·lesce

UK/ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/ US/ˌkɑn.vəˈlɛs/ uncommon

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1.

get over an illness or shock

  • “The patient is recuperating”
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From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”).

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