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CONVALESCE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they convalesce ... he / she / it convalesces
Past simple: convalesced
Past participle: convalesced
-ing form: convalescing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Get over an illness or shock
Example:
The patient is recuperating
Synonyms:
convalesce; recover; recuperate
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "convalesce" is one way to...):
ameliorate; better; improve; meliorate (get better)
Verb group:
recuperate (restore to good health or strength)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "convalesce"):
gain vigor; percolate; perk; perk up; pick up (gain or regain energy)
snap back (recover quickly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
convalescence (gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury)
convalescent (a person who is recovering from illness)
convalescent (returning to health after illness or debility)
