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Webster 1913 Edition

Recover

Re-cov′er

(r?-k?v′?r)
,
Verb.
T.
[Pref.
re-
+
cover
: cf. F.
recouvrir
.]
To cover again.
Sir W. Scott.

Re-cov′er

(r?-k?v′?r)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Recovered
(-?rd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Recovering
. ]
[OE.
recoveren
, OF.
recovrer
, F.
recouvrer
, from L.
recuperare
; pref.
re-
re + a word of unknown origin. Cf.
Recuperate
.]
1.
To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
David
recovered
all that the Amalekites had carried away.
1. Sam. xxx. 18.
2.
To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of;
as, to
recover
lost time
.
“Loss of catel may recovered be.”
Chaucer.
Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and
recover
.
Rogers.
3.
To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
The wine in my bottle will
recover
him.
Shakespeare
4.
To overcome; to get the better of, – as a state of mind or body.
I do hope to
recover
my late hurt.
Cowley.
When I had
recovered
a little my first surprise.
De Foe.
5.
To rescue; to deliver.
That they may
recover
themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him.
2. Tim. ii. 26.
6.
To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
[Archaic]
The forest is not three leagues off;
If we
recover
that, we’re sure enough.
Shakespeare
Except he could
recover
one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.
Hales.
7.
(Law)
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
.
Recover arms
(Mil. Drill)
,
a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of “aim” to that of “ready.”
Syn. – To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.

Re-cov′er

(r?-k?v′?r)
,
Verb.
I.
1.
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.
Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall
recover
of this disease.
2 Kings i. 2.
2.
To make one's way; to come; to arrive.
[Obs.]
With much ado the Christians
recovered
to Antioch.
Fuller.
3.
(Law)
To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit;
as, the plaintiff has
recovered
in his suit
.

Re-cov′er

,
Noun.
Recovery.
Sir T. Malory.

Webster 1828 Edition

Recover

RECOVER

,
Verb.
T.
[L. recupero; re and capio, to take.]
1.
To regain; to get or obtain that which was lost; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover a town or territory which an enemy had taken; to recover sight or senses; to recover health or strength after sickness.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. 1Sam. 30.
2.
To restore from sickness; as, to recover one from leprosy. 2Kings 5.
3.
To revive from apparent death; as, to recover a drowned man.
4.
To regain by reparation; to repair the loss of, or to repair an injury done by neglect; as, to recover lost time.
Good men have lapses and failings to lament and recover.
5.
To regain a former state by liberation from capture or possession.
That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil. 2Tim. 2.
6.
To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and cost in a suit at law.
7.
To reach; to come to.
The forest is not three leagues off; if we recover that, we're sure enough.
8.
To obtain title to by judgment in a court of law; as, to recover lands in ejectment or common recovery.

RECOVER

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To regain health after sickness; to grow well; followed by of or from.
Go, inquire of Beelzebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. 2Kings 1.
2.
To regain a former state or condition after misfortune; as, to recover from a state of poverty or depression.
3.
To obtain a judgment in law; to succeed in a lawsuit. The plaintiff has recovered in his suit.

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