decompress

About 0.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
2. verb To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
3. verb To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
4. verb To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
5. verb To relax.

Similar words

unbend unwind unlax loosen up slow down relax depressurize unzip uncompress inflate

Often followed by

the it and a files them from an after

Word family

decompressed decompresses decompressing decompression decompressions