catch up with vs recover

catch up with and recover both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catch up with	No	No	Yes	No
recover	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recover is a hypernym of catch up with; that is, recover is a word with a broader meaning than catch up with:

Other hypernyms of catch up with include recoup, recuperate.

catch up with (verb)	recover (verb)
catch up with and possibly overtake	get over an illness or shock
make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point	regain a former condition after a financial loss
	get or find back; recover the use of
	regain or make up for
	reuse (materials from waste products)
	cover anew