recover

/ri-ˈkə-vər/

Middle English, from Anglo-French recoverer, from Latin recuperare, from re- + *caperare, from Latin capere to take

verb

  1. to get back : regain

  2. to bring back to normal position or condition

  3. rescue

verb

  1. to cover again or anew

idiom

  1. to get an amount of money that a court requires someone to pay to make up for injuring someone

He may sue the company to recover damages for injuries caused by the device.