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decontracting

decontracting is the present participle and gerund of decontract.

Meaning of decontract

Verb

decontract (third-person singular simple present decontracts, present participle decontracting, simple past and past participle decontracted)

  1. (ambitransitive) To expand from a contracted state.
    • to cause muscle tissue to decontract
    Synonyms:
    uncontract

Questions about decontracting

What is decontracting the present participle and gerund of?
Decontracting is the present participle and gerund of decontract.

Words near decontracting in the dictionary

  1. decontextualized
  2. decontextualizes
  3. decontextualizing
  4. decontract
  5. decontracted
  6. decontracting
  7. decontraction
  8. decontractions
  9. decontracts
  10. decontrol
  11. decontroled

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