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unbend

[ uhn-bend ]

verb (used with object)

unbent or (Archaic) unbended, unbending.
  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.
    1. to loose or untie, as a sail or rope.
    2. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails.


verb (used without object)

unbent or (Archaic) unbended, unbending.
  1. to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner:

    Imagine him unbending!

  2. to become unbent; straighten.

unbend

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ²úÉ›²Ô»å /

verb

  1. to release or be released from the restraints of formality and ceremony
  2. informal.
    to relax (the mind) or (of the mind) to become relaxed
  3. to become or be made straightened out from an originally bent shape or position
  4. tr nautical
    1. to remove (a sail) from a stay, mast, yard, etc
    2. to untie (a rope, etc) or cast (a cable) loose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôˈ²ú±ð²Ô»å²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²ú±ð²Ô»åa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unbend1

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; un- 2, bend 1
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It was Wayne — America’s biggest movie star, the self-reliant enforcer, the loping lawman who set the world to rights by virtue of his unbending fortitude.

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In his one shot at the Champions League, Postecoglou was unbending in his attacking mindset even when drawn against Real Madrid.

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An ironic observer with an unbending will, he prefers the quiet freedom of his own thoughts to the aggressive clamor of those around him who mistakenly believe they can control how he thinks.

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It reminded him that pure, unbending clarity of purpose existed, just not in himself.

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But the most credible thing to do was ignored by the majority: follow the “textualist†philosophy these justices claim as their unbending guide.

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