"decontract" meaning in English

See decontract in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: decontracts [present, singular, third-person], decontracting [participle, present], decontracted [participle, past], decontracted [past]
Etymology: de- + contract Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|contract}} de- + contract Head templates: {{en-verb}} decontract (third-person singular simple present decontracts, present participle decontracting, simple past and past participle decontracted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To expand from a contracted state. Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: decontraction
    Sense id: en-decontract-en-verb-i9Zp4jjM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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