Thesaurus: unfold

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1. v. t. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.
2. v. t. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science.
3. v. t. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
4. v. i. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
5. v. develop or come to a promising stage
6. v. open to the view
7. v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
8. v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
9. 1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert. 2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak. 3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.
10. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.
11. v:100 v. open to the view v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state