catch up with vs recuperate

catch up with and recuperate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of catch up with include recoup, recover.

catch up with (verb)	recuperate (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	restore to good health or strength
	regain a former condition after a financial loss
	regain or make up for