unbend vs vegetate

unbend and vegetate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unbend	No	No	Yes	No
vegetate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vegetate is a hyponym of unbend; that is, vegetate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unbend:

Other hyponyms of unbend include veg out, sit back, take it easy.

unbend (verb)	vegetate (verb)
release from mental strain, tension, or formality	engage in passive relaxation
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease	propagate asexually
make less taut	grow like a plant
free from flexure	produce vegetation
unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay	establish vegetation on
straighten up or out; make straight	grow or spread abnormally
	lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind