† disbendv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To unbend (e.g. a bow), relax, let loose.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > modify, qualify [verb (transitive)]
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1607 W. Alexander Julius Cæsar iii. ii. Chor. As libertie a courage doth impart, So bondage doth disbend, els breake the heart.
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 488 I Organize the Truth, you Allegate the Sense, Disbending cominous defects, in your absurd pretence.
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