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decompress
verb
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
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diːkəmˈpɹɛs
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verb
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
“He relaxed in the hot tub”
verb
Decrease the pressure of
“Depressurize the cabin in the air plane”
verb
Restore to its uncompressed form
“Decompress data”
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He relaxed in the hot tub
Let's all relax after a hard day's work
Depressurize the cabin in the air plane
Decompress data
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