Rē-cȯv'er1, v. t.
v. t. [Prefix re and cover.] To cover again. W. Scott.
4 entries under this word
Recover
Re-cōv'er2, v. t.
(re-kŭv'er), v. t. [imp. & p. p. RECOVERED; p. pr. & vb. n. RECOVERING.] [O. Fr. recoverer, N. Fr. recouvrer, Pr., Sp., & Pg. recobrar, It. ricoverare, ricovrare, recuperare, ricuperare, Lat. recuperare, from re, back, and capere, to take, seize.]
Sense 1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. 1 Sam. xxx. 18.
Sense 2. To make good to one's self by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.
Good men have lapses and failings to lament and recover. Rogers.
Sense 3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
The wine in my bottle will recover him. Shak.
Sense 4. To regain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure enough. Shak.
Sense 5. (Law.) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and cost in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgment in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery.
Synonyms—To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.
Re-cōv'er3, v. i.
(re-kŭv'er), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; — followed by of or from.
Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. 2 Kings i. 2.
Sense 2. To regain a former state or condition after misfortune; as, to recover from a state of poverty or depression.
Sense 3. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.]
With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch. Fuller.
Sense 4. (Law.) To obtain a judgment; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
Rē-cōv'er4, v. t.
[Prefix re and cover.] To cover again.