"decompress" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːkəmˈpɹɛs/ [UK] Forms: decompresses [present, singular, third-person], decompressing [participle, present], decompressed [participle, past], decompressed [past]
Etymology: de- + compress Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|compress}} de- + compress Head templates: {{en-verb}} decompress (third-person singular simple present decompresses, present participle decompressing, simple past and past participle decompressed)
  1. (transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something. Tags: transitive Translations (to relieve the pressure or compression on something): намалявам налягането (namaljavam naljaganeto) (Bulgarian), alentaa painetta (Finnish), décomprimer (French), αποσυμπιέζω (aposympiézo) (Greek), nyomást csökkent/kienged/megszüntet (Hungarian), decomprimere (Italian), whakaroha (Maori)
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-eESVNltg Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 14 25 23 29 10 Disambiguation of 'to relieve the pressure or compression on something': 86 3 4 3 3
  2. (transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. Tags: transitive Translations (to bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure): декомпресирам (dekompresiram) (Bulgarian), αποσυμπιέζω (aposympiézo) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-Xso1pMMZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 31 26 37 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 14 25 23 29 10 Disambiguation of 'to bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure': 3 50 7 40 1
  3. (transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: unzip, uncompress
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-vHANAa9O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 31 26 37 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 14 25 23 29 10 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. Tags: intransitive Translations (to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure): ottaa rennosti (Finnish), rentoutua (Finnish), αποσυμπιέζω (aposympiézo) (Greek), kienged (Hungarian), felenged (Hungarian), ellazul (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-NpSjDKNB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 31 26 37 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 14 25 23 29 10 Disambiguation of 'to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure': 2 27 4 67 0
  5. (intransitive, informal) To relax. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-QYVOaXrR Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 14 25 23 29 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decompression

Inflected forms

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