v.
   - return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
 - find or regain possession of (something stolen or lost). 
▸regain control of (oneself or a physical or mental state).
 ▸regain or secure (money) by legal process or the making of profits.
 - remove or extract (an energy source or chemical) for use, reuse, or waste treatment.
 
n.
 
(
the recover)
 a position of a firearm forming part of a military drill.
 
  Derivative
  
    - recoverability n.
  - recoverable adj.
  - recoverer n.
 
   
  Etymology
  ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. recoverer, from L. recuperare ‘get again’.