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Definition: Convalesce |
ConvalesceVerb1. Get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "convalesce" was first used: 1483. (references) |
Note: Convalesce \Con`va*lesce"\, intransitive verb. [imperative past participle Convalesced; present participle verb or noun Convalescing.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: ConvalesceSynonyms: recover (v), recuperate (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: deteriorate (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Convalesce |
| English words defined with "convalesce": Convalesced, Convalescing. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "convalesce": valiant. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | In fact I was on my way to a sanatorium to convalesce when a native scout told me a curious story. (Ravenous; writing credit: Ted Griffin) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Convalesce" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 85.71% of the time. "Convalesce" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 85.71% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 14.29% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 21 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "convalesce"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | rimarr veten. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نقه, تماثل للشفاء. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | възстановявам се (pick up, recruit, recuperate, regenerate, ride again). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 瘳 (heal, recover), 康复 (Convalesced, Convalescing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zotavit se (get better, mend, pick up, recover, recreate, recuperate, refresh). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | op verhaal komen (get stronger, grow stronger, recuperate), aansterken (get stronger, grow stronger, recuperate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | refortiĝi (get stronger, grow stronger, recuperate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | دوره نقاهت راگذراندن , بهگراشدن , بهبودی یافتن (Ameliorate, Gain, Improve, Mend, Pickup, Pullround, Recover, Recuperate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | se remettre, relever de maladie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | genesen (convalesced, cure, heal, recover, recuperate, remedy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αναρρώνω (make a recovery, recover, recuperate), αναρρώνυμι. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ל"חלים (cause to dream, get over, get well, recover, recuperate), ל"בריא (get better, get over, recover, recuperate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lábadozik (to convalesce, to get about again), felgyógyul (to convalesce). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | menjadi sehat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ristabilirsi (pull round, recover, recuperate), guarire (care for, cure, get out, heal, recover, recruit, treat), essere in convalescenza. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 快方に赴く (to convalesce, to get better, to improve), 快方に向かう (to convalesce, to get better, to improve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かいほうにおもむく (to convalesce, to get better, to improve), かいほうにむかう (to convalesce, to get better, to improve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | couyral (better in health, improve, recover, recovery), aalaanaghey (convalescence, convalescent, rehabilitation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onvalescecay convalescer (recruit, recuperate). (various references) merge spre vindecare. (various references) выздоравливать (get well, recover, recuperate). (various references) oporaviti se (get over, rally, recover, recuperate). (various references) convalecer. (various references) tillfriskna (mend, recover). (various references) iyileşmek (ameliorate, amend, be recovered from, cicatrize, come along, come through, come to, do better, get better, get well, heal, heal over, heal up, improve, meliorate, mend, perk oneself, perk oneself up, pick up, pull round, pull through, rally, recover, recruit, recuperate, return to health), iyileşme dönemi, iyileşme (amelioration, betterment, cicatrization, convalescent, getting better, healing, improvement, recovery, recruitment, recuperation, upswing). (various references) видужувати (be doing well, get better, pull round, recover). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | convalescere. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "convalesce": convalesced, convalescence, convalescences, convalescent, convalescents, convalesces. (additional references) | |
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"Convalesce" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: convalence, convalsce, convelesce, covalesce. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "convalesce" (pronounced kÄ'nvule"s) |
| 4 | -u l e" s | coalesce, nevertheless, nonetheless. |
| 3 | -l e" s | bless, less, noblesse, unless. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: covalences. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-n-o-s-v" | |
-1 letter: conclaves, covalence. | |
-2 letters: cenacles, coalesce, concaves, conceals, conclave, enclaves, valences. | |
-3 letters: alcoves, cancels, cenacle, cleanse, cleaves, coevals, concave, conceal, elevons, enclave, enclose, enlaces, enolase, enslave, leavens, scalene, valence. | |
-4 letters: alcove, aneles, anoles, calces, calves, cancel, canoes, claves, cleans, cleave, clones, cloven, cloves, coeval, covens, elevon, encase, enlace, lances, lanose, leaven, leaves, leones, loaves, navels. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-n-o-s-v" | |
+1 letter: convalesced, convalesces, covalencies. | |
+2 letters: convalescent. | |
+3 letters: convalescence, convalescents. | |
+4 letters: convalescences. | |
+5 letters: conceivableness, overcompliances. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Translations: Ancient 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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