The meaning of Recovery

noun

The act of making something better; improvement.

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Progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition

noun

The process of making a bad or unpleasant situation better

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Regular exercise can provide gradual amelioration of anxiety., treatment for her allergies led to t…

noun

The improvement of something.

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They believed that what they were doing was vital for the betterment of society

noun

Improvement that is made to something, especially to a property, area, etc.

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Governor o'malley yesterday described the betterment of maryland's infrastructure as an investment …

noun

A return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.

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The heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback in england

noun

A return to an earlier and better position or condition

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The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a comeback in the early '90s.

noun

Time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.

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A period of convalescence

noun

The process or period of resting in order to get better after an illness or operation

noun

The process of making or becoming sound or healthy again.

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The gift of healing

adjective

Tending to heal; therapeutic.

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A healing experience

verb

Cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again.

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His concern is to heal sick people

noun

An example of improving or being improved.

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An improvement in east–west relations

noun

The process of making something better or of getting better

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[ c ] we made some improvements to the house before selling it., [ u ] there’s been no improvement…

noun

The fact of something getting better, or the act of making something better

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Constant/continued/significant improvement, signs of improvement, need/show/see improvement august …

verb

(of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.

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De montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry

noun

A mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.

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A rally attended by around 100,000 people

verb

Subject (someone) to good-humoured ridicule; tease.

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He rallied her on the length of her pigtail

noun

The action or process of coming together to support a person or cause.

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The rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives

adjective

Having the effect of calling people to action.

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A rallying cry

verb

(of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.

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De montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry

verb

Capture (a person or animal that has escaped).

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Armed police have recaptured a prisoner who's been on the run for five days

noun

An act of recapturing someone or something.

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The recapture of the harbour of bahia

noun

The process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right.

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The reclamation of our shared history

noun

The activity of making land that is under water or is in poor condition suitable for farming or building on

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A land reclamation project, on closing the mines they hired a forestry expert to improve their recl…

verb

Regain (something lost or expended).

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Rains have helped recoup water levels

verb

Present participle of recoup

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It takes a while to recoup the initial costs of starting up a business., the gambler recouped his l…

noun

Recovery from illness or exertion.

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The human body has amazing powers of recuperation

noun

The process of becoming well again after an illness or of getting back your strength, health, etc.

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You need to allow time for rest and recuperation., he went home to continue his recuperation from a…

noun

The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

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God's plans for the redemption of his world

verb

Obtain possession or use of (something, typically a quality or ability) again after losing it.

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He soon regained his composure

verb

Present participle of regain

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The government has regained control of the capital from rebel forces., she made an effort to regain…

noun

The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.

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She underwent rehabilitation and was walking within three weeks

noun

The process of returning to a healthy or good way of life, or the process of helping someone to do this after they have been in prison, been very ill, etc.

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Many amputees in the early stages of their rehabilitation feel despair., the rehabilitation of viol…

noun

A procedure whereby seized goods may be provisionally restored to their owner pending the outcome of an action to determine the rights of the parties concerned.

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The word ‘replevin’ refers to the ability of a tenant to retake the seized goods.

noun

The action of retaking possession of something, in particular when a buyer defaults on payments.

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Families had been threatened with repossession or eviction

noun

The act of repossessing something

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The mortgage market has seen a marked increase in repossessions., house prices fell and thousands w…

verb

Take (something) again.

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He retook the oath of office

noun

A test or examination that is retaken.

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Doing some 0-level retakes at further education college

noun

An instance of filming a scene or recording a piece of music again.

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The takes and retakes went on until the director lost his temper

noun

The process of getting something back from somewhere.

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The investigation was completed after the retrieval of plane wreckage

noun

An improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something.

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A revival in the fortunes of the party

noun

A revival is also a performance of a play which has not been seen for a long time

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[ c ] a revival of pinter’s 1960 play

noun

A process in which something starts to grow, develop, or become successful again

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Senior economists believe that market liberalism is leading to a revival of the economy., we remain…

noun

An increase in strength or quantity; an upward trend.

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An upswing in economic activity

noun

An improvement or upward trend, especially in economic conditions or someone's fortunes.

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An upturn in the economy

verb

Turn (something) upwards or upside down.

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Nearly four feet of water cascaded over the park, upturning paving stones and play equipment

noun

An increase in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity

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Economic/market upturn there are fears that higher borrowing rates will threaten the economic uptur…