In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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
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DIRECTIONALITY
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