'Convalesce' definitions:
Definition of 'convalesce'
(from WordNet)
verb
Get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" [syn: recuperate, recover, convalesce] [ant: degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop]
Definition of 'Convalesce'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Valiant.] To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce. [1913 Webster]