to recover
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7.0
- verb
- /rɪˈkʌvər/
:
retapizar
- The family cemetery has also been recovered, cleared of cow excrement, and surrounded by a low brick wall.
You know, it's like come home from the from press in New York yesterday and he had woken up and just left the he didn't recover the beds.
- You know, it's like come home from the from press in New York yesterday and he had woken up and just left the he didn't recover the beds.
Examples
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Well, if you think the fabric is too dark, then we'll just recover it.
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Then we're going to recover it, put the same full three, same vinyl and everything it has.
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Recover the container as soon as possible.
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So you have to recover this discolouration.
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We had to sue BMI and Winkle to recover that money.
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After 1865, American churches knew that they needed to recover the Christian unity that was disrupted by the Civil War.
Academic text (2015) -
Hadjidaki completed the final season of excavations at the end of September 2009, recovering 60 more ceramic vessels.
Academic text (2010) -
We decided to recover the old sofa with bright fabric for a fresh look.
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The chair needs to be recovered in a softer material for comfort.
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To update the dining room, we plan to recover the worn-out chairs with new upholstery.
Synonyms
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6.7
To put new material on the surface of something so it looks new
To cover a wall again with new wallpaper
Cover an object again with a thin metal layer to make it look new
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Morphology
Etymology
Recover meaning 'cover again' comes from re- 'again' plus cover, so to recover a chair is to 'cover it again' with new cloth, which explains this furniture meaning.