Recover
Recover (r?*k?v"?r) , transitive verb
[Prefix re- + cover: compare French recouvrir.]
To cover again. — Sir W. Scott
Recover (r?*k?v"?r) , transitive verb
[Old English recoveren, Old French recovrer, French recouvrer, from Latin recuperare; pref. re- re + a word of unknown origin. Compare Recuperate.]
1.
To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away.
2.
To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.
Loss of catel may recovered be.
Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover.
3.
To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
The wine in my bottle will recover him.
4.
To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body.
I do hope to recover my late hurt.
When I had recovered a little my first surprise.
5.
To rescue; to deliver.
That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him.
6.
To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic]
The forest is not three leagues off;
If we recover that, we're sure enough.
Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.
7.
(Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.
Collocations (1)
Recover arms (Military Drill) , a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of “aim” to that of “ready.”
Recover (r?*k?v"?r) , intransitive verb
1.
To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.
Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease.
2.
To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obsolete]
With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch.
3.
(Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
Recover , noun
Recovery. — Sir T. Malory