[v] get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
[v] regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
[v] cover anew; "recover a chair"
[v] of materials from waste products
[v] get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
[v] regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"