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unfold

un·fold

UK/ʌnˈfəʊld/ US/ʌnˈfoʊld/ uncommon

verb

1.

develop or come to a promising stage

  • “Youth blossomed into maturity”
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”
4.

spread out or open from a closed or folded state

  • “open the map”
  • “spread your arms”
Antonyms

Origin

From un- + fold (“to confine into a fold or pen”).

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