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recovered Definition


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recover
verb recovered, recovering
    1. To get or find something again.
      Thesaurus: salvage, rescue, retrieve, reclaim, recoup, recapture, regain, repossess, redeem; Antonym: forfeit, lose.
    intr
    2. To regain one's good health, spirits or composure.
      Thesaurus: improve, rally, revive, mend, heal, convalesce, come around, pull through, recuperate; Antonym: worsen.
    intr
    3. To regain a former and usually better condition.
      Example: The economy recovered slightly last year
    intr
    4. To get back into position (eg in a game of tennis).
    5. To regain control of (one's emotions, actions, etc).
      Example: recover one's senses
    6a. law.
      To gain (compensation or damages) by legal action;
    intr
    6b. law.
      To be successful in a lawsuit.
    7. To get money to make up for (expenses, loss, etc).
    8. To obtain (a valuable or usable substance) from a waste product or by-product.
Derivative: recoverability
noun
    Derivative: recoverable
    adj
      Derivative: recoverableness
      noun
        Derivative: recoverer
        noun
          Etymology: 14c: from French recoverer, from Latin recuperare recuperate.



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