unbend
Word family adjectiveunbendableunbendedverbunbend
un·bend /ʌnˈbend/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp unbent /-ˈbent/) unbend• Even Isay unbent a little, and grinned at a raven-haired wench when she made a lewd pluck at his staff.• If only he could unbend and relax, even give a genuine smile or make a pleasantry.• She unbent enough to ask us in for something to eat.