6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come to.
[Archaic]
The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that, we're sure
enough.
Shak.
Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge he was to die.
Hales.
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.
Recover arms (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is brought from
the position of "aim" to that of "ready."
Syn. -- To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal; cure.
Re*cov"er (r?*k?v"?r), v. i. 1. To regain health after sickness; to
grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or
condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed by of or
from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to recover from fright.
Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall
recover of this disease.