OXFORD DICTIONARY
recuperate, v.
1 intr. recover from illness, exhaustion, loss, etc.
2 tr. regain (health, something lost, etc.).
recuperable adj. recuperation n. recuperative adj. recuperator n.
L recuperare recuperat- recover
THESAURUS
recuperate
ameliorate, brace up, come about, come round, convalesce, gain, gain strength, get back, get better, get well, heal, improve, look up, mend, perk up, pick up, pull through, rally, ransom, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, redeem, regain, renovate, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, repossess, restore, resume, retake, retrieve, revindicate, revive, sleep it off, survive, take back, turn the corner