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.
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vb. (present participle of convalesce English)
Usage examples of "convalescing".
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.
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.
A week or so after her father had returned home, she came in from feeding the animals convalescing behind the surgery, and found him sitting in the garden, stretched out in one of the garden chairs, talking to her father.
At Salviatis Villa delle Selve in the hills of Signa, fifteen miles west of Florence, Galileo spent enough time to write the better part of two booksBodies in Water and Sunspot Letterswhile convalescing from his typical ills.
Mead where Warrington had been convalescing until Garrick's warning had brought him, still half ill, down to the city to protect Violet Winslow.