vegetate vs unbend

vegetate and unbend both are verbs.

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

As verbs, unbend is a hypernym of vegetate; that is, unbend is a word with a broader meaning than vegetate:

Other hypernyms of vegetate include decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unwind.

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