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unfold definition

un·fold (-fōld′)

transitive verb

  1. to open and spread out (something folded)
  2. to make known or lay open to view, esp. in stages or little by little; reveal, disclose, display, or explain

Etymology: ME unfolden < OE unfealdan < un-, un- + fealdan, to fold

intransitive verb

  1. to become unfolded; open out or open up
  2. to develop fully

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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