to decompress

verb/dɨʃkõpɾiˈmiɾ/medium

des·com·pri·mir

Definition

To reduce or relieve physical or psychological pressure; to relax.

I need a weekend to decompress from work.

The valve is used to decompress the system.

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Common collocations

to decompress airto decompress tensionto decompress after work

Derivado do verbo 'comprimir', com o prefixo 'des-', indicando ação contrária.