Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unfold"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. i.
To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. --J.
Fletcher.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. t. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unfold
v 1: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into
maturity" [syn: {blossom}, {blossom out}, {blossom forth}]
2: open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many
interesting buildings"
3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
"extend the TV antenna" [syn: {stretch}, {stretch out}, {extend}]
4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
map"; "spread your arms" [syn: {spread}, {spread out}, {open}]
[ant: {fold}]
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