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Definition of 'decompress'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) decompress
to cause to undergo decompression.

2. (v.i.) decompress
to undergo decompression.

3. decompress
to relax; unwind.

Etymology: (1900–05; trans. of F décomprimer)

Definition of 'decompress'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) decompress, uncompress
restore to its uncompressed form
"decompress data"

2. (verb) depressurize, depressurise, decompress
decrease the pressure of
"depressurize the cabin in the air plane"

3. (verb) relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
"He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

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