Un-bĕnd’, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. UNBENT; p. pr. & vb. n. UNBENDING.]

1. To free from flexure; to make straight; as, to unbend a bow.
2. To 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 unbend your noble strength. Shak. 3. (Naut.) (a.) To unfasten from the yards and stays, as sails. (b.) To cast loose or untie, as a rope, and the like.