different between recover vs overbreak

English

Alternative forms

• recovre (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English recoveren, rekeveren, from Anglo-Norman recoverer and Old French recovrer, from Latin recuper?, recuper?re, a late form of reciper?. Doublet of recuperate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???k?v?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???k?v?/
• Rhymes: -?v?(?)

Verb

recover (third-person singular simple present recovers, present participle recovering, simple past and past participle recovered)

1. (transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
2. (transitive) to salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person)
3. (transitive) To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).

4. (intransitive, law) To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.

   The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.

5. (transitive, law) To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process

   to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing

   to recover land(s) in ejectment or common recovery

6. (transitive, obsolete) To reach (a place), arrive at.
   • 1639, Thomas Fuller, The Historie of the Holy Warre

     With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch.

   • 1646, John Hales, Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales

     Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.

7. (transitive, archaic) To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.
   • , vol.I, New York, 2001, p.233-4:

     Cnelius a physician […] gave him a clyster, by which he was speedily recovered.
8. (transitive, archaic) To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve; to repair the loss or injury of.

   to recover lost time

   • a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation

     Even good men have […] many failings and lapses to lament and recover.

   • 21 May, 1665, Abraham Cowley, letter to Dr. Thomas Sprat

     I do hope to recover my late hurt.

   • when I had recovered a little, Friday (said I) God will at last punish him severely

9. (intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity
10. (transitive, archaic, without "from") to recover from

11. (intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.

Related terms

• recovery

Translations

Noun

recover (plural recovers)

1. (obsolete) Recovery. [14^th-17^thc.]
2. (military) A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
3. (dated) The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery)

Etymology 2

re- +? cover.

Alternative forms

• re-cover

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i??k?v?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?i?k?v?/

Verb

recover (third-person singular simple present recovers, present participle recovering, simple past and past participle recovered)

1. To cover again.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)

2. (roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.

Anagrams

• coverer, recovre

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman recovre.

Noun

recover

1. Alternative form of recovere

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman recoverer.

Verb

recover

1. Alternative form of recoveren

English

Etymology

From Middle English *overbreken, from Old English oferbrecan (“to transgress, violate”), equivalent to over- +? break.

Verb

overbreak (third-person singular simple present overbreaks, present participle overbreaking, simple past overbroke, past participle overbroken)

1. (intransitive) To break over.
   • 1958, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Proceedings - Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Issues 183-188:

     This proved wise as the south and west walls of the winder chamber overbroke badly and blocky ground was encountered in the area set aside for the electtrical equipment.

2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To get over; recover from.

   He was never able to overbreak his rheumatism.

Noun

overbreak (plural overbreaks)

1. (civil engineering, geology) Rock or earth excavated beyond the planned extent; caving in of material near the edge of an excavation.

Related terms

• underbreak

Anagrams

• overbrake