Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recuperate.(verb)
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Use "recuperates" in a sentence
"Terry (Josh Lucas), a forlorn single father and “stay-at-home IT guy,” recuperates from a heart transplant while raising Angie (Beatrice Miller), whose rare genetic disorder causes the tendons and ligaments in her body to calcify into bone ..."
"Notes: Wizards PG Gilbert Arenas played 2-on-2 for the first time Saturday as he recuperates from a third operation in 1 1/2 years on his left knee."
"His prognosis for a full recovery is "excellent" and Maloney is expected to return to all of his duties after he recuperates, which is likely to take "several months," according to a statement from Intel."