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1. Restore to its uncompressed form
   "decompress data";
   - uncompress
    
2. Decrease the pressure of
   "decompress the cabin in the air plane";
   - depressurize, depressurise [Brit]
    
3. Rest from work; become less busy, tense or anxious
   "He decompressed in the hot tub";
   - relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, slow down

Derived forms: decompressed, decompresses, decompressing

Type of: adjust, change state, correct, reconstruct, restore, set, turn

Antonym: compress, pressurize

Encyclopedia: Decompress