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Meaning
Verb
●
To make
smaller
; to
press
or
squeeze
together, or to make something
occupy
a
smaller
space
or volume.
●
To be
pressed
together or
folded
by
compression
into a more economic,
easier
format.
●
To
condense
into a more economic,
easier
format.
●
To abridge.
●
In Technology:
To make
digital
information
smaller
by
encoding
it using
fewer
bits.
●
To
embrace
sexually.
Noun
●
A
multiply
folded
piece
of
cloth
, a
pouch
of
ice
etc; used to
apply
to a patient's
skin
,
cover
the
dressing
of
wounds
, and
placed
with the
aid
of a
bandage
to
apply
pressure
on an injury.
●
A
machine
for compressing.
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Origin
compress
English
compresse
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
compressen
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Compact
Astringe
Compactify
Condense
Densitize
Pack
Press
Mash
Scrunch
Smush
Squoosh
Squash
Squish
Squeeze
Thring
Thrutch
Contract
Abridge
Shorten
Truncate
Abbreviate
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Antonyms
Expand
Decontract
Lengthen
Uncompress
Decompact
Decompactify
Decompress
Densen
Abridge
Condense
Related
Deform
Encode
Flatten
Tighten
Modulate
Shrink
Enlarge
Elongate
Resize
Absorb
Encrypt
Preprocess
Release
Melt
Thicken
Convert
Store
Polymerize
Remove
Deinterlace
Downconvert
Soften
Transmit
Insert
Saturate
Downmix
Bend
Liquefy
Freeze
Transfer
Rotate
Produce
Constrict
Liquify
Embed
Penetrate
Process
Decompose
Loosen
Load
Stretch
Retrieve
Crush
Distort
Spray
Stack
Generate
Form
Inject
Wrap
Retract
Contain
Separate
Edit
Heat Up
Break Down
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Rhymes
Css
Ess
Cbs
Wes
Yes
Mbbs
Mess
Ness
Cess
Hess
Less
Desu
Bess
Jess
Ness
Tess
Jess
Fess
Guess
Press
Tress
Cress
Oocss
Chess
Bless
Dress
Unless
Totnes
Duress
Assess
Excess
Caress
Stress
Possess
Success
Profess
Express
Repress
Confess
Digress
Impress
Success
Oppress
Undress
Depress
Barches
Regress
Process
Address
Redress
Aggress
Distress
Compress
Suppress
Foulness
Tristesse
Luminesce
Fluoresce
Defervesce
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