Recover

·vt To cover again.

II. Recover ·noun Recovery.

III. Recover ·vt To Rescue; to Deliver.

IV. Recover ·vi To make one's way; to Come; to Arrive.

V. Recover ·vt To Overcome; to get the better of, — as a state of mind or body.

VI. Recover ·vi To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.

VII. Recover ·vt To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to Regain.

VIII. Recover ·vt To gain by motion or effort; to Obtain; to Reach; to come to.

IX. Recover ·vt To make good by reparation; to make up for; to Retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.

X. Recover ·vt To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to Cure; to Heal.

XI. Recover ·vi To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, ·etc.;

— often followed by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.

XII. Recover ·vt To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process; as, to recover judgement against a defendant.