| decompressing 
 
 relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
 • Syn:
 decompression
 • Ant:
 compression (for: decompression)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 decompress, decompress (for: decompression)
 • Hypernyms:
 easing, easement, alleviation, relief
 
 
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