convalesce Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb get over an illness or shock
    recuperate; recover.
    • The patient is recuperating

WordNet

Con`va*lesce" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. convalscere; con- + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See Vallant.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Convalesced ; present participle & verbal noun Convalescing
Definitions
  1. To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.

Webster 1913