Meaning of CONVALESCE
| Pronunciation: | | `kânvu'les
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| | Definition: | | [v] get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" |
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| | Synonyms: | | recover, recuperate |
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| | Antonyms: | | degenerate, deteriorate, drop | | |
| | See Also: | | ameliorate, better, gain vigor, improve, meliorate, percolate, perk, perk up, pick up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con- +
valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong.
See {Vallant}.]
To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or
weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
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