convalesceverb [ I ]
uk/ˌkɒn.vəˈles/us/ˌkɑːn.vəˈles/to rest in order to get better after an illness:
After your operation, you'll need to convalesce for a week or two.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Recovering from illness
- be on the mend idiom
- bounce
- bounce back
- clear (sth) up
- come round
- convalescence
- convalescent
- correct
- feel like a new woman/man idiom
- get over sth/sb
- heal
- hold
- lacunar
- mend
- new
- pull
- recuperate
- rehab
- rehabilitation
- rose
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