recuperates

Gets well again

Recuperates is the third-person singular of recuperate, meaning to recover health, strength, or well-being after illness, exertion, or hardship: She recuperates at home after surgery.

It can also mean to recover something lost, especially money: The company hopes to recuperate its investment within two years.

healing

recovers

Regains health or possession

rests · rehabilitates · bounces back · gets better · improves · convalescence · bedrest · healing · wellness · restoration

financial

recoups

Regains something lost

bounces back · reclaims · retrieves · salvages · offsets · compensates · makes good · gets back · replenishes · recaptures

energy

recharges

Restores electrical energy

renews · unwinds · relaxes · decompresses · takes a break · sleeps · naps · replenishes · reenergizes · destresses

Opposites
health trajectory

recuperatesdeteriorates

Becomes progressively worse

declines · worsens · degenerates · fails · sickens

energy/strength recovery

recuperatesexhausts

Completely uses up

depletes · drains · tires · fatigues · enervates

resource/loss dynamics

recuperatesloses

Fails to retain

expends · squanders · hemorrhages · depletes · dissipates

Phrases
Family

recuperate, recuperation, recuperating, recuperated, recuperative, recuperations

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