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decompress

[dee-kuhm-pres]

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verb (used with object)

to cause to undergo decompression.

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verb (used without object)

to undergo decompression.

Informal. to relax; unwind.

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Origin:
1900–05; translation of French décomprimer. See de-, compress

Related forms

de·com·pres·sive, adjective

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decompress (ˌdiːkəmˈprɛs)

—vb
1.	to relieve (a substance) of pressure or (of a substance) to be relieved of pressure
2.	to return (a diver, caisson worker, etc) to a condition of normal atmospheric pressure gradually from a condition of increased pressure or (of a diver, etc) to be returned to such a condition

decom'pression

—n

decom'pressive

—*adj*

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decompress

1905, from de- + compress.

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