convalesce

/kˈɒnvəlˌɛs/

/ˌkɑnvəˈɫɛs/

to convalesce

MAIN VERB

to spend time in order to recover from an illness and regain one's strength

synonyms : recover

antonyms : devolve

Examples

1. He spent some time in the military hospital convalescing for that.

2. He was evacuated to England again to convalesce.

3. Did she go home to convalesce with the rest of the Blackwell in America.

4. Wounds and fever then forced him to convalesce in Warsaw, and so miss the Battle of Eylau.