UNFOLD

blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold

(verb) develop or come to a promising stage; “Youth blossomed into maturity”

unfold, spread, spread out, open

(verb) spread out or open from a closed or folded state; “open the map”; “spread your arms”

unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend

(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”

unfold

(verb) open to the view; “A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

unfold (third-person singular simple present unfolds, present participle unfolding, simple past and past participle unfolded)

To undo a folding.

(intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.

(transitive) To reveal.

To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development.

To release from a fold or pen.

Synonyms

• (to reveal): expose, uncover; see also reveal

Antonyms

• fold

Noun

unfold (plural unfolds)

(computing, programming) In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.

Source: Wiktionary

Un*fold", v. t. Etym: [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. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.

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. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.

3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

Un*fold", v. i.

Definition: To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition