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Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + cover: cf. F. recouvrir.] To cover again. Sir W. Scott.
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Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. 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.]
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1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain.
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David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away. 1. Sam. xxx. 18.
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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.
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Even good men have many failings and lapses to lament and recover. Rogers.
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3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
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The wine in my bottle will recover him. Shak.
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4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body.
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I do hope to recover my late hurt. Cowley.
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When I had recovered a little my first surprise. De Foe.
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5. To rescue; to deliver.
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That they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him. 2. Tim. ii. 26.
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6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to. [Archaic]
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The forest is not three leagues off;
If we recover that, we're sure enough. Shak.
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Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die. Hales.
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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.
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Recover arms (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from the position of “aim” to that of “ready.”
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Syn. -- To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.
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Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. 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.
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Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this disease. 2 Kings i. 2.
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2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.]
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With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch. Fuller.
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3. (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
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Re*cov"er, n. Recovery. Sir T. Malory.
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