Meanings
verbconvalesce (third-person singular simple present convalesces, present participle convalescing, simple past and past participle convalesced)
present singular third person convalesces · participle present convalescing · participle past convalesced · past convalesced
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinconvalēscere
- Englishconvalesce
From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian оздравявам, възстановявам се
- оздравявам (ozdravjavam)to recover
- възстановявам се (văzstanovjavam se)to recover
Chinese Mandarin 療養 /疗养
- 療養 /疗养 (liáoyǎng)to recover
Czech zotavit se, uzdravit se
- zotavit seto recover
- uzdravit seto recover
Finnish toipua
- toipuato recover
German genesen
- genesento recover
Hungarian lábadozik
- lábadozikto recover
Māori mātūtū, tumahu
- mātūtūto recover
- tumahuto recover
Portuguese convalescer
- convalescerto recover
Russian выздора́вливать, вы́здороветь
- выздора́вливать (vyzdorávlivatʹ)to recover
- вы́здороветь (výzdorovetʹ)to recover
- поправля́ться (popravljátʹsja)to recover
- попра́виться (poprávitʹsja)to recover
Spanish convalecer
- convalecerto recover
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with convalesce
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
convalesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convalesce
MLA
“convalesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convalesce. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convalesce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convalesce.
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