recuperation

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noun

Gradual restoration to health.

Similar
convalescencehealingrecovery
Opposite
detournement
OriginLatin recuperātiō →
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Meanings

nounrecuperation (usually uncountable, plural recuperations)

plural recuperations

  1. uncountableusuallyGradual restoration to health.

    Synonyms: convalescence, healing, recovery

  2. uncountableusuallyInstance of getting something back.
  3. uncountableusuallygovernmentProcess by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.

    [Raoul Vaneigem] I have nothing in common with the spectacular recuperation of a project that, in my case, has remained revolutionary throughout.

    2009 May, Hans Ulrich Obrist, “In Conversation with Raoul Vaneigem”, in e-flux, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2009

    Antonyms: detournement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGradual restoration to health.

Similar
convalescencehealingrecovery

nounProcess by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.

Opposite
detournement

More synonyms by meaning

noungradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

Similar
convalescencerecovery
Broader
healing
Also see
convalescencerecovery

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrecuperātiō
  2. Englishrecuperation

Borrowed from Latin recuperātiō. By surface analysis, recuperate + -ion.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Bulgarian оздравяване, възвръщане
  • оздравяване (ozdravjavane)convalescence
  • възвръщане (văzvrăštane)Instance of getting something back
Finnish toipuminen, takaisin saaminen
  • toipuminenconvalescence
  • takaisin saaminenInstance of getting something back
German Erholung, Wiedergewinnung
  • Erholungconvalescence
  • WiedergewinnungInstance of getting something back
Irish biseach
  • biseachconvalescence
Māori mātūtūtanga
  • mātūtūtangaconvalescence
Polish rekonwalescencja, rekuperacja
  • rekonwalescencjaconvalescence
  • rekuperacjaInstance of getting something back
Spanish recuperación, recuperación
  • recuperaciónconvalescence
  • recuperaciónInstance of getting something back
Turkish iyileşme, reküperasyon
  • iyileşmeconvalescence
  • reküperasyonInstance of getting something back
  • yeniden kazanmaInstance of getting something back
Cite this entry
APA

recuperation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recuperation

MLA

“recuperation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recuperation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recuperation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recuperation.

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