Recover - Definition

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"