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unfold
(/@/n'f/oU/ld )

verb (v)

  • develop or come to a promising stage(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • open to the view(verb.perception)
    Example:
    A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings.
    source: wordnet30
  • extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Unfold the newspaper.
    source: wordnet30
  • spread out or open from a closed or folded state(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    open, spread, spread out
    Antonym:
    fold, fold up, turn up
    source: wordnet30
  • To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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