Antonyms for convalesce

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kon-vuh-les

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs

Definition of convalesce

Origin : late 15c., from Latin convalescere "thrive, regain health," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + valescere "to begin to grow strong," inchoative of valere "to be strong" (see valiant). Only in Caxton and Scottish writers until 19c. Related: Convalesced; convalescing.

verb recover

Example sentences :

It took Mrs. Upton a fortnight to get over one of these visits—to convalesce.
Extract from : « "Run To Seed" » by Thomas Nelson Page

But was she back from Scotland, where they knew she had gone to convalesce?
Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan

These were happy days; I had nothing to do but to convalesce.
Extract from : « Who Goes There? » by Blackwood Ketcham Benson

What would she say if told that the caller meant to wait right there until Mr. Baird should convalesce?
Extract from : « Merton of the Movies » by Harry Leon Wilson

She began to convalesce slowly but surely, and one day she turned the nurses out of the room and sent for her Uncle Robert.
Extract from : « The Bride of the Tomb and Queenie's Terrible Secret » by Mrs. Alexander McVeigh Miller

Besides, there was only one, if you come to think of it—the little boy being sent to Widow Thrale's to convalesce.
Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan

After the patient begins to convalesce the danger of infection grows greater.
Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley

He pulled through, however, though it was a hard pull; yet when he began to convalesce he mended very rapidly.
Extract from : « The Heatherford Fortune » by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

Her friends showered invitations on "dear Sally" to come and convalesce with them, but the plans fell through.
Extract from : « My War Experiences in Two Continents » by Sarah Macnaughtan

O'Dwyer was the last to convalesce, and even he was no longer in need of constant attention.
Extract from : « A Man of Two Countries » by Alice Harriman

Synonyms for convalesce

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