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convalesce

/ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/ UK
/ˌkɑn.vəˈlɛs/ Atlantic Canada, US
/ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/ Boston, Canada, Maine
/ˌkɔn.vəˈles/ Australia
/ˌkɒn.vəˈles/ New Zealand
[ˌkɔ̟n.vəˈles] New Zealand

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From Latin convalēscere, from con- (intensive prefix) + valēscere (“to become strong”), inchoative of valēre (“to be strong”).

verb convalesces · convalescing · convalesced

To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness. The patient convalesced for six months after his stroke.

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verb to recover

Español	convalecer
中文	療養 /疗养 liáoyǎng
Português	convalescer
Deutsch	genesen
Русский	выздора́вливать vyzdorávlivatʹ, вы́здороветь výzdorovetʹ, поправля́ться popravljátʹsja, попра́виться poprávitʹsja

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@misc{convalesce_2026,
  title = {convalesce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/convalesce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}