diːkəmˈpɹɛs ɹɪˈlæks ˈstɹeɪtn̩ ʌnˈbɛnd

ʌnˈwaɪnd release from mental strain, tension, or formality unbend the mind from absorbing too much information become less tense, rest, or take one's ease He relaxed in the hot tub Let's all relax after a hard day's work make less taut relax the tension on the rope free from flexure unbend a bow unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay straighten up or out; make straight