† disˈbend, v. Obs.
[f. dis- 6 + bend v.: cf. OF. desbender, var. of desbander in same sense.]
trans. To unbend (e.g. a bow), relax, let loose.
| 1607 Earl Stirling Jul. Cæsar iii. ii. Chor., As libertie a courage doth impart, So bondage doth disbend, els breake the heart. 1632 Lithgow Trav. x. 488, I Organize the Truth, you Allegate the Sense, Disbending cominous defects, in your absurd pretence. |