Recuperate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness. To co-opt subversive ideas for mainstream use
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: It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those mistakes.