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
- 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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