v. re·cu·per·at·ed, re·cu·per·at·ing, re·cu·per·ates v.intr. 1. To return to health or strength; recover. 2. To recover from financial loss. v.tr. To recover (a financial loss). [Latin recuperāre, recuperāt- : re-, re- + capere, to take; see kap- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] re·cu′per·ation n. re·cuper·a′tive (-pə-rā′tĭv, -pər-ə-tĭv), re·cuper·a·to′ry (-pər-ə-tôr′ē) adj. |
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