Definition of RECUPERATION

recuperation

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

recuperation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
recuperation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
recuperation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

recuperation: valid Words With Friends Word