To cause to turn in a given direction; to incline, turn, direct; figurative to incline or influence (the mind). Obsolete.

figurative. transitive. To change the will, disposition, or judgement of (a person); to bend the sense of (words); to adapt, accommodate. rare after…

transitive. To cause (a person, the temper, spirit, mind, or will) to bow, stoop, incline, or relent.

to bend (also bring) (a person) to one's bow: i.e. to one's will, inclination, or control. to come to (a person's) bow: to become compliant or…