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Meaning of recover

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  recover
      v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control
           of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
           [syn: {recover}, {retrieve}, {find}, {regain}]
      2: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
         [syn: {recuperate}, {recover}, {convalesce}] [ant:
         {degenerate}, {deteriorate}, {devolve}, {drop}]
      3: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect
         the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to
         recuperate" [syn: {recover}, {go back}, {recuperate}]
      4: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn:
         {recover}, {recoup}, {recuperate}]
      5: reuse (materials from waste products) [syn: {reclaim},
         {recover}]
      6: cover anew; "recover a chair"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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