convalesce

English

Etymology

From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/

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Verb

convalesce (third-person singular simple present convalesces, present participle convalescing, simple past and past participle convalesced)

1. To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.

   The patient convalesced for six months after his stroke.

Related terms

terms derived from the same Latin verb

• convalescence (noun)
• convalescency (noun) (dated)
• convalescent (adjective/noun)

 

Translations

to recover

• Azerbaijani: sağalmaq (az)
• Bulgarian: оздравявам (bg) (ozdravjavam), възстановявам се (vǎzstanovjavam se)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 療養／疗养 (zh) (liáoyǎng)

• Czech: zotavit se, uzdravit se (cs)
• Finnish: toipua (fi)
• German: genesen (de)
• Hungarian: lábadozik (hu)
• Maori: mātūtū, tumahu
• Portuguese: convalescer (pt)
• Russian: выздора́вливать (ru) impf (vyzdorávlivatʹ), вы́здороветь (ru) pf (výzdorovetʹ)
• Spanish: convalecer (es)

Anagrams

• covalences

Latin

Verb

convalēsce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of convalēscō

Portuguese

Verb

convalesce

1. inflection of convalescer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative