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Convalesce — Con va*lesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See {Vallant}.] To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
convalesce — late 15c., from L. convalescere thrive, regain health, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + valescere to begin to grow strong, inchoative of valere to be strong (see VALIANT (Cf. valiant)). Only in Caxton and Scottish writers until … Etymology dictionary
convalesce — *improve, recover, recuperate, gain Analogous words: progress, *advance: *strengthen, invigorate: *cure, heal, remedy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
convalesce — ► VERB ▪ gradually recover one s health after an illness or medical treatment. ORIGIN Latin convalescere, from valescere grow strong … English terms dictionary
convalesce — [kän΄və les′] vi. convalesced, convalescing [L convalescere, to begin to grow strong < com , intens. + valescere, to grow strong, inchoative of valere, to be strong: see VALUE] to recover gradually from illness; regain strength and health … English World dictionary
convalesce — v. (D; intr.) to convalesce from * * * [ˌkɒnvə les] (D; intr.) to convalesce from … Combinatory dictionary
convalesce — UK [ˌkɒnvəˈles] / US [ˌkɑnvəˈles] verb [intransitive] Word forms convalesce : present tense I/you/we/they convalesce he/she/it convalesces present participle convalescing past tense convalesced past participle convalesced to spend time resting… … English dictionary
convalesce — verb To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness a patient begins to convalesce … Wiktionary
convalesce — con|va|lesce [ˌkɔnvəˈles US ˌka:n ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: convalescere, from com ( COM ) + valescere [i] to grow strong ] to spend time getting well after an illness = ↑recover ▪ the time needed to convalesce after an operation … Dictionary of contemporary English
convalesce — [15] Latin valēre meant ‘be strong or healthy’ (from it English gets valiant, valid, valour, and value). Derived from it was valēscere ‘grow strong’, which, with the addition of the intensive prefix com produced convalēscere, source of English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
