First Known Use: 15th century
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convalesce
verb con·va·lesce \ˌkän-və-ˈles\
: to become healthy and strong again slowly over time after illness, weakness, or injury
con·va·lescedcon·va·lesc·ing
Full Definition of CONVALESCE
intransitive verb
: to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
— con·va·les·cence \-ˈle-sən(t)s\ noun
— con·va·les·cent \-sənt\ adjective or noun
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Origin of CONVALESCE
Latin convalescere, from com- + valescere to grow strong, from valēre to be strong, be well — more at wield
Related to CONVALESCE
- Synonyms
- come back, gain, heal, mend, pull round [chiefly British], rally, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back
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Rhymes with CONVALESCE
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
CONVALESCENCE Defined for Kids
convalesce
verb con·va·lesce \ˌkän-və-ˈles\
con·va·lescedcon·va·lesc·ing
Definition of CONVALESCE for Kids
: to regain health and strength gradually after sickness or injury
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convalesce
intransitive verb con·va·lesce \ˌkän-və-ˈles\
con·va·lescedcon·va·lesc·ing
Medical Definition of CONVALESCE
: to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
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