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un·bend    Audio Help   [uhn-bend] Pronunciation Key verb, -bent or (Archaic) -bend·ed, -bend·ing.
–verb (used with object)
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.Nautical.
a.to loose or untie, as a sail or rope.
b.to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails.
–verb (used without object)
5.to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending!
6.to become unbent; straighten.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME; see un-2, bend1]

—Related forms
un·bend·a·ble, adjective
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un·bend    Audio Help   (ŭn-běnd')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   un·bent (-běnt'), un·bend·ing, un·bends

v.   tr.
  1. To release from mental tension, strain, or formality; relax.
  2. To release (a bow, for example) from flexure or tension.
  3. Nautical To untie or loosen (a rope or sail).
  4. To straighten (something crooked or bent): unbend a paper clip.

v.   intr.
  1. To become less tense; relax.
  2. To become less strict.
  3. To become straight.

un·bend'a·ble adj.
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unbendable

adjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm] 

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