unfold

One entry found for unfold.

Main Entry: un·fold
Pronunciation: -'fOld
Function: verb
transitive verb
1 a : to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : EXPAND <unfolded the map> b : to remove (as a package) from the folds : UNWRAP
2 : to open to the view : REVEAL; especially : to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital
intransitive verb
1 a : to open from a folded state : open out : EXPAND b : BLOSSOM
2 : DEVELOP, EVOLVE <as the story unfolds>
3 : to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known <a panorama unfolds before their eyes>
- un·fold·ment /-'fOl(d)-m&nt/ noun