Difference between Convalesce and Recover

What is the difference between Convalesce and Recover?

Convalesce as a verb is to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness while Recover as a verb is to get back, regain (a physical thing lost etc.).

Convalesce

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness

Recover

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To get back, regain (a physical thing lost etc.).To return to, resume (a given state of mind or body).To reach (a place), arrive at.To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.To get better from; to get over.To get better, regain one's health.To regain one's composure, balance etc.To cover again.To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.

Example sentence: When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

We hope you now know whether to use Convalesce or Recover in your sentence.

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