It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 9th.

Today's word is convalesce, spelled C-O-N-V-A-N-V-A-N-V-A-N-V-E-N-G-V-A-L-E-S-C-E.

Conveless is a verb.

To convalese is to recover health and strength gradually after sickness, injury, or weakness.

Here's the word used in a sentence from the Los Angeles Times by Francis DiMilo.

No complications occurred during the surgery or while the Pope was convalesing in

Jemelli's 10th floor apartment reserved exclusively for hospitalization of pontiffs

according to the Pope's medical staff.

When you convalese you heal or grow strong after illness or injury,

often by staying off your feet.

The related adjective convalescent means recovering from sickness or

debility and a convalescent home is a hospital for long-term recuperation and

rehabilitation. Conveless comes from the Latin verb Convelescaree, which

combines the prefix calm or con, meaning with or together or jointly, with the verb Valescareare, meaning to grow strong.

Valescare in turn is related to the verb Valerre meaning to be strong or be well, which

is also an ancestor of the words prevail, valor, value, and valid.

With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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