- 3. Heal, cure, restore, revive.
- 4. Rescue, save.
- 5. (Law.) Obtain by course of law, get by judgment.
Recover, v. n.
- 1. Rally, regain health, get well, be restored to health.
- 2. Be restored, be reinstated, regain the former state.
- 3. (Law.) Obtain judgment, succeed.
Recovery, n.
- 1. Regaining, recuperation, retrieval, redemption.
- 2. Recruiting, restoration, convalescence.
Recreancy, n. Dastardliness, cowardice, pusillanimity, mean-spiritedness.
Recreant, a.
- 1. Cowardly, dastardly, base, craven, pusillanimous, mean-spirited, faint-hearted, yielding.
- 2. Apostate, treacherous, false, unfaithful, faithless, untrue, backsliding.
Recreant, n.
- 1. Coward, dastard.
- 2. Apostate, renegade, backslider.
Recreate, v. a.
- 1. Refresh, entertain, divert, amuse, cheer, enliven.
- 2. Delight, gratify, please.
- 3. Relieve, revive, reanimate.