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v. - Release from mental strain, tension, or formality; Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; Make less tight; Free from flexure; Unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay; Straighten up or out.

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Usage examples (37)
  • unbend the mind from absorbing too much information
  • unbend a bow
  • They call me Goddess, Angel, and court me with dainties fit for queens 'tables and farfetched wines such as unbend the soul from cares.
  • Slowly I unbend her arm, peel off the bandage gently.
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