Antonyms for recover
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-kuhv-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkʌv ər |
Definition of recover
Origin :- c.1300, "to regain consciousness," from Anglo-French rekeverer (13c.), Old French recovrer "come back, return; regain health; procure, get again" (11c.), from Medieval Latin recuperare "to recover" (source of Spanish recobrar, Italian ricoverare; see recuperation). Meaning "to regain health or strength" is from early 14c.; sense of "to get (anything) back" is first attested mid-14c. Related: Recovered; recovering.
- verb find again
- verb improve in health
- It has been our good luck to recover a portion of that history.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- At first, when he began to recover, he tried to talk to her about it.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- We who were near to Helen have been slow to recover from the shock and the bitterness of her death.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- In the meantime, the man who had for so far lain insensible, began to recover slowly.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- She could not recover her ease of mind until she had the certainty that she was still beloved.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- A crusade is a war to recover the Holy Land from the paynim.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- It was to recover the lost cable of these expeditions that the Elba was got ready for sea.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- They could recover their poise; he with the health of a simple mind, and they as children will.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Then, of the two the first to recover countenance, he doffed his cap and bowed.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- I was fourteenth on the list for this, so that I had ample time to recover.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
Synonyms for recover
- balance
- be out of woods
- better
- bounce back
- bring back
- catch up
- come around
- compensate
- convalesce
- feel oneself again
- forge ahead
- gain
- get back
- get back on feet
- get better
- get in shape
- get out from under
- get over
- get well
- grow
- heal
- increase
- make a comeback
- make good
- mend
- obtain again
- offset
- overcome
- perk up
- pick up
- pull through
- rally
- reacquire
- rebound
- recapture
- reclaim
- recoup
- recruit
- recuperate
- redeem
- rediscover
- refresh
- regain
- regain one's health
- regain one's strength
- rejuvenate
- renew
- reoccupy
- repair
- replevin
- replevy
- repossess
- rescue
- restore
- resume
- retake
- retrieve
- return to form
- revive
- salvage
- snap back
- sober up
- start anew
- take back
- take turn for better
- win back
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