recover

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recover recovered recovered memory

Main Entry: re·cov·er
Pronunciation: ri-'k&-v&r
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·cov·ered; re·cov·er·ing /-'k&-v&-ri[ng], -'k&v-ri[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French recoverer, from Latin recuperare, from re- + *caperare, from Latin capere to take -- more at HEAVE
transitive verb
1 : to get back : REGAIN
2 a : to bring back to normal position or condition <stumbled, then recovered himself> b archaic : RESCUE
3 a : to make up for <recover increased costs through higher prices> b : to gain by legal process
4 archaic : REACH
5 : to find or identify again <recover a comet>
6 a : to obtain from an ore, a waste product, or a by-product b : to save from loss and restore to usefulness : RECLAIM
intransitive verb
1 : to regain a normal position or condition (as of health) <recovering from a cold>
2 : to obtain a final legal judgment in one's favor
- re·cov·er·abil·i·ty /-"k&-v&-r&-'bi-l&-tE, -"k&v-r&-/ noun
- re·cov·er·able /-'k&-v&-r&-b&l, -'k&v-r&-/ adjective
- re·cov·er·er /-'k&-v&r-&r/ noun