- unbend⇄unbend, verb, -bentor-bended,-bending.
- unbend⇄v.i. 1. to become straight; straighten.
Ex. The wire was hard and it would not unbend.
2. (Figurative.) to relax.
Ex. The judge unbent when he was at home and played games with his children. - unbend⇄v.t. 1. to remove the curves, bends, or wrinkles from; straighten.
Ex. a wire hard to unbend, to unbend the fingers.
2. (Figurative.) to release from strain; cause to relax.
Ex. to unbend a bow. She unbent her mind afterwards--over a b