Word:
Convalesce
Status:
Verb(intransitive)
Meaning:
To become healthy or strong again, slowly and steadily, after a period of illness or injury.
Sentences:
1) He is convalescing from his leg injuries.
2) The soldier spent long months in the hospital convalescing.
Origin:
Latin convalescere, from com-+ valescere to grow strong, from valēreto meaning 'be strong, be well'.
First use:
15th century
Synonyms:
comeback, gain, heal, mend, pull round, recover
Antonyms:
ill, injured.
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