Definition of RECUPERATION

recuperation

Meanings

Plural: recuperations

Noun

  • gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
  • Gradual restoration to health.
  • Instance of getting something back.
  • Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recuperātiō. By surface analysis, recuperate + -ion.

Antonyms

detournement

Scrabble Score: 16

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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