Crossword clues for convalesce
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
vb. To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
WordNet
v. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [syn: recuperate, recover] [ant: devolve]
Usage examples of "convalesce".
Richius convalesced, Patwin set upon gathering the things they would need for their journey.
Budge, in strangely genial mood, was fussily preparing more delectable invalid dishes than a dozen convalescing Susies or well Robins could possibly eat.
In January of 1612, while still convalescing at the Villa delle Selve outside Florence, Galileo heard much about sunspots from a German gentleman and amateur scientist named Marcus Welser.
For nine weeks Sam had convalesced with her grandmother in her kind, irritating world.
Garric knew from the visits he'd gotten as he convalesced that there were arguments over how the royal army should be reorganized.
There has been no recurrence of such trouble as he has convalesced and I would not wish to see it visited upon him again.
The first day, I would have bought a hundred and fifty of these clocks if I had the money--and I did buy three-- but on the third day the disease had run its course, I had convalesced, and was in the market once more--trying to sell.
While the others were convalescing from the fever, we could administer nutritional assists.
Anyone with training in biology, chemistry, or laboratory procedures of any kind — sometimes even those with nimble fingers who could be put to work preparing slides, or those convalescing from Threadfall injuries who could watch monitors — were drafted into service.
At least until she was convalescing, Paul would not allow the facts to be common knowledge.
The only problem with convalescing here in Southern, however, was her proximity.
He had found a party of convalescing fighters willing and able to go hunting and fishing in exchange for those tokens, and now there was a prime raebuck waiting for Skan, a tub full of moon-trout for Zhaneel, and, most precious of all, a covey of fat young quail as appetizers before the main course.
All hertasi of convalescing personnel are to be reassigned to more important tasks, according to the judgment of the ranking human officer.
Well, as proof that the so-observant Skandranon is right, this is the latest of Shaiknams ordersthat hertasi of convalescing personnel are to be immediately reassigned to tasks of more immediate importance.
He was supposed to be convalescing for the next few months, not pushing the butts of wandering sheep.