The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recovered
   (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Recovering. ] [OE. recoveren, OF.
   recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a
   word of unknown origin. Cf.Recuperate.]
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   1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to
      win back; to regain.
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            David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried
            away.                                 --1. Sam. xxx.
                                                  18.
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   2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve;
      to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.
      "Loss of catel may recovered be." --Chaucer.
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            Even good men have many failings and lapses to
            lament and recover.                   --Rogers.
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   3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring
      back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
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            The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak.
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   4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind
      or body.
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            I do hope to recover my late hurt.    --Cowley.
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            When I had recovered a little my first surprise.
                                                  --De Foe.
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   5. To rescue; to deliver.
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            That they may recover themselves out of the snare of
            the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim.
                                                  ii. 26.
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   6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come
      to. [Archaic]
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            The forest is not three leagues off;
            If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak.
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            Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge
            he was to die.                        --Hales.
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   7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for
      injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to
      recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title
      to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in
      ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process;
      as, to recover judgement against a defendant.
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   Recover arms (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is
      brought from the position of "aim" to that of "ready."
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   Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal;
        cure.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recovered
    adj 1: freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears
           cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely
           recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember
           what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron [syn:
           cured, healed, recovered]
    2: found after being lost