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Verb: convalesce  ,kón-vu'les
  1. Get over an illness or shock
    "The patient is convalescing";
    - recuperate, recover

Derived forms: convalesced, convalesces, convalescing

Type of: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate

Antonym: deteriorate

Encyclopedia: Convalesce