recuperate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹɪˈk(j)uːpəˌɹeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #30205

Meanings

1

verb
To recover, especially after an illness, injury, or exhaustion.

He spent two weeks at home recuperating after the operation.
2

verb
To get back or make up for something lost, such as money.

The company hopes to recuperate its losses by the end of the year.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to recover, especially... convalescerecover

2 verb · to get back or make up for... recoup recover

Word family

Forms recuperatedrecuperatesrecuperating

Derived forms recuperatorunrecuperated

Related forms recuperablerecuperation

Simplified etymology

Recuperate was borrowed directly from Latin recuperare, “get again,” in the mid-16th century. It shares this Latin source with recover, which reached English earlier through Anglo-Norman French.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre (“get again, regain, recover”). Doublet of recover. The pronunciation without /j/ may have been influenced by the semantically similar, but etymologically distinct verb recoup.

*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European recupero Latin

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# recuperate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈk(j)uːpəˌɹeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 30205

## Meanings
1. To recover, especially after an illness, injury, or exhaustion.
2. To get back or make up for something lost, such as money.

## Examples
- He spent two weeks at home recuperating after the operation.
- The company hopes to recuperate its losses by the end of the year.

## Derived Forms
- recuperator
- unrecuperated

## Related Forms
- recuperable
- recuperation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *keh₂p-
- Root: recupero

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre (“get again, regain, recover”). Doublet of recover. The pronunciation without /j/ may have been influenced by the semantically similar, but etymologically distinct verb recoup.

## AI Etymology
Recuperate is borrowed from Latin recuperāre, alternative form of reciperāre (“get again, regain, recover”). Doublet of recover. The pronunciation without /j/ may have been influenced by the semantically similar, but etymologically distinct verb recoup. Important recorded forms include *keh₂p- (Proto-Indo-European) and recupero (Latin). Current senses include to recover, especially after an illness, injury, or exhaustion and to get back or make up for something lost, such as money. The wider family includes derived forms such as recuperator and unrecuperated; related words such as recuperable and recuperation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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