- 1[intransitive, transitive] decompress (something) to have the air pressure in something reduced to a normal level or to reduce it to its normal level
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- 2[transitive] decompress something (computing) to return files, etc. to their original size after they have been compressed opposite compress
decompress
verbNAmE//ˌdikəmˈprɛs//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they decompress he / she / it decompresses
past simple decompressed
-ing form decompressing
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