Recuperate

Pronunciation

• IPA: rɪˈkuːpÉ™reɪt

Origin

From Latin recuperātus, from recuperāre, present active infinitive of recuperō.

Full definition of recuperate

Verb

1. To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
2. (sociology) To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use
• 2002, Roger Beebe, ‎Denise Fulbrook, ‎Ben Saunders, Rock Over the Edge: Transformations in Popular Music Culture... there is also the danger ... that such a critique recuperates gender in terms that quite literally invisiblize the very issues of race and ethnicity ...

Derived terms

• recuperation