decompress

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Synonyms: recompress, compress, uncompress, decompresses

Antonyms: recompress, compress, uncompress, decompresses

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[relieve]] the [[pressure]] or [[compression]] on something.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring someone (such as a [[diver]]) back to normal [[atmospheric]] pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|computing}} To [[restore]] ([[compressed]] [[data]]) to its original form.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[adjust]] to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
5. {{lb|en|informal|figurative|intransitive}} To [[relax]].

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