cure vs recuperate

cure is a noun but recuperate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cure	Yes	No	Yes	No
recuperate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recuperate is a hyponym of cure; that is, recuperate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cure:

cure (noun)	recuperate (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

cure (verb)	recuperate (verb)
provide a cure for, make healthy again	get over an illness or shock
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve	restore to good health or strength
be or become preserved	regain a former condition after a financial loss
make (substances) hard and improve their usability	regain or make up for