transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbend ]
verb
( un·bent -ˈbent ; -bend·ing )
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1. : to free from flexure : make or allow to become straight
unbend a bow
2. : to cause (as the mind) to relax
3.
a. : to unfasten (as a sail) from a spar or stay
b. : to cast loose (as a rope) : untie
intransitive verb
1. : to relax one's severity, stiffness, or austerity
2. : to cease to be bent : become straight