10 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
verb restore to its uncompressed form
verb decrease the pressure of
verb become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English compress English decompress From de- + compress.
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