recuperation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.

   [Raoul Vaneigem] I have nothing in common with the spectacular recuperation of a project that, in my case, has remained revolutionary throughout.

2. 2
   noun

   gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

3. 3
   noun

   Gradual restoration to health.

4. 4
   noun

   Instance of getting something back.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recuperātiō. By surface analysis, recuperate + -ion.