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.
Convalesced \Con`va*lesced"\, a. Convalescent. [R.]
He found the queen somewhat convalesced.
--J. Knox.
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vb. (en-past of: convalesce)
Usage examples of "convalesced".
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.