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decompress definition

de·com·press (dē′kəm pres′)

transitive verb

  1. to free from pressure
  2. to free (a deep-sea diver, tunnel worker, etc.) from compression or air pressure by means of an air lock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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