convalesce
1. [ verb ] get over an illness or shock
Synonyms: recover recuperate
Examples:

"The patient is recuperating"

Related terms: deteriorate better perk_up recuperate convalescence convalescent
Similar spelling:   convalescent
  convalescence
  convulsive
  convulse
  convolve
  convulsively
  convolute
  convulsion
  connubial