D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Convalesce

/känˌ-vəl-ĕs'/ · Con·va·lesce · IPA /ˌkɑn.vəˈlɛs/
01 v. i. To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
imp. & p. p. Convalesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Convalescing
  1. 1.
    To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.