Convalesce \Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con- + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See {Vallant}.] To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
He was treated for hepatitis in early April and discharged to convalesce.
Their recent popularity indicates that foreign investors are already implementing their entry strategies. For these investors, the hope is that Seoul will take its time to convalesce.
He is booked in for three weeks - his doctors have ordered him to take things easy, though more to convalesce after a disc operation than because they think he needs a rest from the strains of business. That is no doubt just as well.