DECOMPRESS

relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down

(verb) 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”

depressurize, depressurise, decompress

(verb) decrease the pressure of; “depressurize the cabin in the air plane”

decompress, uncompress

(verb) restore to its uncompressed form; “decompress data”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

decompress (third-person singular simple present decompresses, present participle decompressing, simple past and past participle decompressed)

(transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.

(transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.

(transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.

(intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.

(intransitive, informal) To relax.

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Source: Wiktionary

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