recuperate vs turn back

recuperate and turn back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recuperate	No	No	Yes	No
turn back	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of recuperate include regress, retrovert, return, revert.

recuperate (verb)	turn back (verb)
get over an illness or shock	go back to a previous state
restore to good health or strength	turn inside out or upside down
regain a former condition after a financial loss	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
regain or make up for	retrace one's course
	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings