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Word: Recuperate
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century: from Latin recuperat- ‘regained’, from the verb recuperare, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’
rɪˈk(j)uːpəreɪt
recover from illness or exertion
Short Definition:recover from illness or exertion
Examples:- she has been recuperating from a knee injury
- Christmas is a time to recuperate
recover or regain (something lost or taken)
Short Definition:recover or regain
Examples:- they will seek to recuperate the returns that go with investment
assimilate (a radical social or political movement or idea) into mainstream culture, thus diminishing its subversive force
Short Definition:assimilate radical movement into mainstream culture
Examples:- punk's potential for being recuperated into mainstream politics
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