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Convalesce

Part of Speech: verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To recover health and strength gradually after an illness or surgery.

Example: After her knee surgery, she spent a month convalescing at home.

Sense 2:

Definition: To recover emotionally or mentally after a traumatic experience.

Example: It took him a long time to convalesce from the grief of losing his best friend.

Part of Speech: noun

Sense 1:

Definition: The process or period of recovering health and strength after an illness or surgery.

Example: Her convalescence lasted for three weeks before she was back to her normal routine.

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