recuperative
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6.9
- adjective
- /rɪˈkuːpərətɪv/
- Specialized
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recuperativo
- Because of DRGs, patients have less recuperative time in hospitals (Coulton, 1988; Peterson, 1987).
It is a, you might say, recuperative process.
- It is a, you might say, recuperative process.
Examples
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Patients receiving TKR are being discharged from structured therapy early in their recuperative process (Fitzgerald et al., 2004).
Academic text (2005) -
But that night in 1892, she slept a deep, sweet, recuperative, and dreamless sleep.
Fiction book (1992) -
His recuperative powers have proved tremendous.
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It is a, you might say, recuperative process.
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Lee: Is it just because you didn't want to undergo the recuperative process to have your knees replaced?
Academic text (2007) -
Despite its current difficulties, Russia's vast recuperative strength has often been underestimated.
Academic text (1995) -
At CIA, we've just completed a study of their staggering recuperative abilities.
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The novel's descriptive texture records both the possibilities and the pitfalls of this recuperative gesture.
Academic text (2018) -
After her long illness, she needed some time for recuperative rest to regain her strength.
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Taking a few days off work felt necessary for recuperative purposes after the stressful deadlines.
Synonyms
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5.4
Helping someone feel better and stronger
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6.4
Helping a person get better and live normally after illness, injury, addiction, or prison
Making someone feel healthy and strong again
Something that makes a person or thing feel stronger and more energetic
Giving new energy and making someone feel awake again
Antonyms
How Restorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
recuperative = recuperate (transparent) = recuperate + ive
The adjective is a regular adjectival derivation from the verb 'recuperate' with a clear meaning 'helping to recover'.
Etymology
Recuperative comes from recuperate, which uses the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the idea of getting something back. So a recuperative treatment or rest helps you 'get back' your health, strength, or energy after sickness or tiredness.