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recover

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recover in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. get over an illness or shock
    "The patient is recuperating"
    recuperate  recover  convalesce 
  2. get or find back; recover the use of
    "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
    recover  retrieve  find  regain 
  3. regain a former condition after a financial loss
    "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
    recover  go back  recuperate 
  4. reuse (materials from waste products)
    reclaim  recover 
  5. regain or make up for
    "recuperate one's losses"
    recover  recoup  recuperate 
  6. cover anew
    "recover a chair"
    recover 
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