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| con·va·lesce [ kònvə léss ] (past and past participle con·va·lesced, present participle con·va·lesc·ing, 3rd person present singular con·va·lesc·es) |
intransitive verb |
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recuperate: to spend time recovering from an illness or the effects of medical treatment, especially by resting
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| [15th century. < Latin convalescere< valescere "grow strong" < valere "be strong"] |
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