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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECOVER, v.t. [L. recupero; re and capio, to take.]
1. To regain; to get or obtain that which was lost; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover a town or territory which an enemy had taken; to recover sight or senses; to recover health or strength after sickness.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. 2 Samuel 30.
2. To restore from sickness; as, to recover one from leprosy. 2 Kings 5.
3. To revive from apparent death; as, to recover a drowned man.
4. To regain by reparation; to repair the loss of, or to repair an injury done by neglect; as, to recover lost time.
Good men have lapses and failings to lament and recover.
5. To regain a former state by liberation from capture or possession.
That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil. 2 Timothy 2.
6. To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and cost in a suit at law.
7. To reach; to come to.
The forest is not three leagues off; if we recover that, we're sure enough.
8. To obtain title to by judgment in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery.
RECOVER, v.i.
1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; followed by of or from.
Go, inquire of Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. 2 Kings 1.
2. To regain a former state or condition after misfortune; as, to recover from a state of poverty or depression.
3. To obtain a judgment in law; to succeed in a lawsuit. The plaintiff has recovered in his suit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

verb (recovered; recovering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French recoverer, from Latin recuperare, from re- + *caperare, from Latin capere to take — more at heave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to get back ; regain 2. a. to bring back to normal position or condition <stumbled, then recovered himself> b. archaic rescue 3. a. to make up for <recover increased costs through higher prices> b. to gain by legal process 4. archaic reach 5. to find or identify again <recover a comet> 6. a. to obtain from an ore, a waste product, or a by-product b. to save from loss and restore to usefulness ; reclaim intransitive verb 1. to regain a normal position or condition (as of health) <recovering from a cold> 2. to obtain a final legal judgment in one's favor • recoverability noun • recoverable adjective • recoverer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. regain possession or use or control of, reclaim. 2 intr. return to health or consciousness or to a normal state or position (have recovered from my illness; the country never recovered from the war). 3 tr. obtain or secure (compensation etc.) by legal process. 4 tr. retrieve or make up for (a loss, setback, etc.). 5 refl. regain composure or consciousness or control of one's limbs. 6 tr. retrieve (reusable substances) from industrial waste. --n. the recovery of a normal position in fencing etc. Derivatives: recoverable adj. recoverability n. recoverer n. Etymology: ME f. AF recoverer, OF recovrer f. L recuperare RECUPERATE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Recover Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To cover again. --Sir W. Scott.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Recover Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recovered (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recovering. ] [OE. recoveren, OF. recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.Recuperate.] 1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain. David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. --1. Sam. xxx. 18. 2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time. ``Loss of catel may recovered be.'' --Chaucer. Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. --Rogers. 3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal. The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak. 4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body. I do hope to recover my late hurt. --Cowley. When I had recovered a little my first surprise. --De Foe. 5. To rescue; to deliver. That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim. ii. 26. 6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic] The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak. Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die. --Hales. 7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant. Recover arms (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of ``aim'' to that of ``ready.'' Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Recover Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright. Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. --2 Kings i. 2. 2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.] With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch. --Fuller. 3. (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Recover Re*cov"er, n. Recovery. --Sir T. Malory.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(recovers, recovering, recovered) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you recover from an illness or an injury, you become well again. He is recovering from a knee injury... A policeman was recovering in hospital last night after being stabbed... VERB: V from n/-ing, V 2. If you recover from an unhappy or unpleasant experience, you stop being upset by it. ...a tragedy from which he never fully recovered... Her plane broke down and it was 18 hours before she got there. It took her three days to recover. VERB: V from n, V 3. If something recovers from a period of weakness or difficulty, it improves or gets stronger again. He recovered from a 4-2 deficit to reach the quarter-finals... The stockmarket index fell by 80% before it began to recover. VERB: V from n, V 4. If you recover something that has been lost or stolen, you find it or get it back. Police raided five houses in south-east London and recovered stolen goods... = retrieve VERB: V n 5. If you recover a mental or physical state, it comes back again. For example, if you recover consciousness, you become conscious again. She had a severe attack of asthma and it took an hour to recover her breath... = regain VERB: V n 6. If you recover money that you have spent, invested, or lent to someone, you get the same amount back. Legal action is being taken to try to recover the money... = recoup VERB: V n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

re-kuv'-er: "Recover" has

(1) the transitive meaning of "to retake" or "regain" (anything); and

(2) the intransitive sense of "to regain health" or "become well."

In Judith 14:7 it means "restore to consciousness." In the former sense it is in the Old Testament the translation of natsal, "to snatch away" (Jud 11:26; 1Sa 30:8,22; in Ho 2:9, the Revised Version (British and American) "pluck away"); also of shubh (Qal and Hiphil 1Sa 30:19 the King James Version; 2Sa 8:3, etc.), and of various other words in single instances. In 2Ki 5:3,6,7,11, "to restore to health" is 'acaph. In its intransitive sense "recover" is chiefly the translation of chayah, "to live," "revive" (2Ki 1:2, etc.; Isa 38:9,21). "Recover" appears only twice in the King James Version of the New Testament; Mr 16:18 (for kalos hexousin) and 2Ti 2:26 (from ananepho, the Revised Version margin "Greek: `return to soberness' "); but the Revised Version (British and American) has "recover" for "do well" in Joh 11:12 (sothesetai; margin "Greek: `be saved'"). "Recovering" (of sight) (anablepsis) occurs in Lu 4:18.

W. L. Walker

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Regain, reclaim, get back, win back. 2. Retrieve, repair, recruit, make up for. 3. Heal, cure, restore, revive. 4. Rescue, save. 5. (Law.) Obtain by course of law, get by judgment. II. v. n. 1. Rally, regain health, get well, be restored to health. 2. Be restored, be reinstated, regain the former state. 3. (Law.) Obtain judgment, succeed.

Moby Thesaurus

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