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Is this word used correctly in this quote? "The reputation of Guy Fawkes has been recuperated.
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My guess would be not in American English. Can't speak for those Brits. Neither of the transitive definitions in AHD4 seem to quite match.
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I dunno; the secondary meaning given is simply to regain. as in, He has regained/recuperated his reputation. here's the article from the Huff Post with the offending passage: link
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He had a reputation to start with. He didn't gain anything; it was just changed.
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It just sounded strange to me, like umber's flanneling. [cross-threading e]
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It does sound a bit strange, but not so bad if you change to word recuperated to recovered....
What was the rest of the passage, Jackie?
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I think I had it in the link.. J?
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recuperate
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1. To restore to health or strength.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
I've never heard it used as a transitive verb before, but it seems to make perfect sense to me.
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I think I had it in the link.. J? Yes...sorry Ts...I see that now. I missed it this morning. Great article, 'Vendetta Masks Become Symbol Of The Movement'...well written. I was bought up by a catholic father and he never liked us to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day...I never found out why, but I was sorry not to be able to enjoy the fire works! Now days, the public in Australia are not aloud to buy fireworks (for safety reasons) and the only displays are put on by registered pyrotechnics.
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recuperate
v.tr.
1. To restore to health or strength.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Looks to me like a case of "missed it by that much." [/holding thumb and forefinger close together]
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