vegetate vs decompress

vegetate and decompress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vegetate	No	No	Yes	No
decompress	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decompress is a hypernym of vegetate; that is, decompress is a word with a broader meaning than vegetate:

Other hypernyms of vegetate include loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind.

vegetate (verb)	decompress (verb)
engage in passive relaxation	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
propagate asexually	decrease the pressure of
grow like a plant	restore to its uncompressed form
produce vegetation
establish vegetation on
grow or spread abnormally
lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind