Dictionary![]() ![]() un•bendPronunciation: (un-bend'), [key] —v., -bent or (Archaic) -bend•ed, -bend•ing. —v.t. 1. to straighten from a bent form or position. 2. to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one's mind. 3. to release from tension, as a bow. 4. Naut. a. to loose or untie, as a sail or rope. b. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails. —v.i. 1. to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending! 2. to become unbent; straighten. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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