unfold
unfold definition
un·fold (-fōld′)
transitive verb
- to open and spread out (something folded)
- 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
- to become unfolded; open out or open up
- to develop fully
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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