1. having had pressure reduced or released from compression

1. past tense and past participle of decompress: to reduce pressure or release from compression
2. past tense and past participle of decompress: to extract data from a compressed computer file
Usage: computing
3. past tense and past participle of decompress: to relax after stress or pressure
Usage: informal

Examples

• The diver slowly decompressed after ascending from the deep water.
• I decompressed the zip file to access the documents inside.
• After the busy week, she decompressed by reading a book.
• The decompressed air expanded rapidly in the chamber.
• The software automatically decompressed the downloaded files.
• He needed time to decompress after the stressful meeting.
• The decompressed data took up much more storage space.