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How to pronounce “decompress”
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Pronunciation guide for decompress
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of decompress with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Stressed? “Just Relax” Isn't the Answer
just decompress and tune out." But in
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce decompress
Stressed? “Just Relax” Isn't the Answer

just decompress and tune out." But in
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “decompress”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (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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