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verb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of unbend.
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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.
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| unbent (ʌnˈbɛnt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | the past tense and past participle of unbend |
| —adj | |
| 2. | not bent or bowed |
| 3. | not compelled to yield or give way by force |
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