convalesce
verb [intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they convalesce | |
| he / she / it convalesces | |
| past simple convalesced | |
| past participle convalesced | |
| -ing form convalescing |
to spend time getting your health and strength back after an illness 逐步康复；（身体）恢复 Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin convalescere, from con- ‘altogether’ + valescere ‘grow strong’ (from valere ‘be well’).