'Unfold' definitions:

Definition of 'unfold'

(from WordNet)
verb
Develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" [syn: blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold]
verb
Open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"
verb
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend]
verb
Spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" [syn: unfold, spread, spread out, open] [ant: fold, fold up, turn up]

Definition of 'Unfold'

From: GCIDE
  • Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. i. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. [1913 Webster]
  • The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Unfold'

From: GCIDE
  • Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. t. [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]
  • 1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. [1913 Webster]
  • Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Unfold the passion of my love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'unfold'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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