What is the Latin word for unbend?

The usual Latin words for “unbend” are corrigō, retendō, remittō; also Catullus, arcus, relaxō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“unbend” in Latin

corrigōto correct (set right); to straighten; to make alterations or improvements in, amend, reform retendōto unbend, slacken, relax remittōto send back, to remit, to throw back, restore; to forgive, free one from any thing; to give up, reject, yield, resign, Catullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry arcusarc, arch; bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery); rainbow relaxōto stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen, open; slacken; abate; to slacken, ease, alleviate, mitigate; cheer up, e

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unbend

To make straight what had been curved, corrigere (seldom; not in Cic.; Catullus, Plin.): (pravum aliquid) rectum facere.

To relax the tension of anything, retendere: remittere (both †; to unbend a bow, arcum).

ImPROP., velut retendere aliquid (Quint.). To unbend the mind, animum remittere, or relaxare.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for unbend?: The usual Latin words for “unbend” are corrigō, retendō, remittō; also Catullus, arcus, relaxō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.