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verb

Unbend v. t. (past & past part. unbent; pres. part. unbending)

To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. "You do unbend your noble strength."

(Naut.)

(a)

To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.

(b)

To cast loose or untie, as a rope.

Unbend v. i. (past & past part. unbent; pres. part. unbending)

To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.

To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

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Etymology of 'Unbend'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Unbend" Quotes from Famous Books

... within this silent glen, I bade thee come to say a last farewell. Alas! my Love, we may not meet again, For thou must leave me. Ah! I cannot tell What pain was mine as on my knees I cried, And begged my father to unbend his pride. ...

— The Song of the Exile--A Canadian Epic • Wilfred S. Skeats

... sometimes, too?" I asked with assumed surprise. "That is delightful! I adore the 'twinkle in the eye,' but I was afraid you would never unbend far enough so that ...

— Man and Maid • Elinor Glyn

... worthily employed, sir, but we did unbend at times. Billy, do you remember—' He begins ...

— Echoes of the War • J. M. Barrie

... countenance" when fine meats were set on his table:—a thing that directly contradicts the idea of a cold, ever play-acting Confucius. A parvenu must be very careful; but a scion of the House of Shang, a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, could unbend and be jolly without loss of dignity;—and, were he a Confucius, would. "A gentleman," said he, "is calm and spacious"; he was himself, according to the Analects, friendly, yet dignified; inspired awe, but not ...

— The Crest-Wave of Evolution • Kenneth Morris

... of his asinine reflections! Lysia! what, Lysia! ... dost thou frown at me? Frown not, sweet queen, but rather laugh! ... thy laughter kills, 'tis true, but thy frown doth torture spirits after death! Unbend thy brows! Night looms between them like a chaos! ... we will have no more night, I say, but only noon! ... a long, languorous, lovely noon, ...

— Ardath - The Story of a Dead Self • Marie Corelli

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