Definition of "convalesces" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convalesce. (verb)

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• "This time it will be behind closed doors, perhaps without witnesses, and in the place where Fidel Castro convalesces and from where he writes his lengthy Reflections."
• "Vice President Amado Boudou will assume the president's duties for 20 days while Mrs. Kirchner convalesces after the Jan. 4 surgery, the spokesman said."
• "As Venezuela's Hugo Chávez convalesces in a Havana hospital, his condition is shrouded in secrecy."