Definition of recover

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Recover (v. i.) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit..

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Recuperate :: Recuperate (v. i.) To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce.
Elasticity :: Elasticity (n.) The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air..
Redeem :: Redeem (v. t.) To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and the like..
Recovered :: Recovered (imp. & p. p.) of Recove.
Plead :: Plead (v. t.) To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea..
Convalescent :: Convalescent (a.) Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.
Overget :: Overget (v. t.) To get beyond; to get over or recover from.
Recovery :: Recovery (n.) The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had..
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Recover :: Recover (v. t.) To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal..
Escheat :: Escheat (n.) A writ, now abolished, to recover escheats from the person in possession..
Irrecoverable :: Irrecoverable (a.) Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury..
Recognize :: Recognize (v. t.) To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of..
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century..
Recovery :: Recovery (n.) In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke..
Regain :: Regain (v. t.) To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again..
Amber Room :: Amber room () A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber. The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered. The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian artisans..
Valetudinarian :: Valetudinarian (n.) A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.
Convalescent :: Convalescent (n.) One recovering from sickness.
Recollect :: Recollect (v. t.) Reflexively, to compose one's self; to recover self-command; as, to recollect one's self after a burst of anger; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle..
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