unfold

v., -fold·ed, -fold·ing, -folds.

v.tr.

1. To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
2. To remove the coverings from; disclose to view.
3. To reveal gradually by written or spoken explanation; make known.

v.intr.

1. 1. To become spread out; open out: Spring flowers unfolded everywhere.
   2. To develop, as if by spreading out: A brilliant career unfolded.
2. To be revealed gradually to the understanding: A solution to the problem unfolded as they spoke.

unfoldment un·fold'ment n.

verb

1. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area: expand, extend, fan¹ (out), open (out or up), outstretch, spread, stretch, unroll. See move/halt.
2. To be disclosed gradually: develop, evolve. See show/hide.

v

Definition: develop
Antonyms: block, check, stagnate, stop

v

Definition: make known
Antonyms: conceal, hide, withhold

v

Definition: spread out
Antonyms: fold, wrap

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IN BRIEF: To open and spread out something. Also: To make or become known.

How does the meadow-flower its bloom unfold? — William Wordsworth (1770-1850).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - folde ud, brede ud, åbenbare, forklare, oprulle, udvikle
v. intr. - udfoldet, udvikles, oprulles

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) ontvouwen, openbaren, openvouwen, uitklappen, uitvouwen, zich uitspreiden, opengaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - déplier, déployer, décroiser (les bras), (fig) dévoiler
v. intr. - se déplier, s'ouvrir, (fig) se dérouler, se dévoiler (la beauté), s'épanouir

Deutsch (German)
v. - entfalten, ausbreiten, sich entwickeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεδιπλώνω/-ομαι, εκτυλίσσω/-ομαι, ξετυλίγω/-ομαι, απλώνω, αποκαλύπτω, αναπτύσσω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
spiegare, svolgere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desdobrar(-se), revelar

Русский (Russian)
развертывать, развертываться, раскрывать, раскрываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desplegar, desdoblar, extender, revelar
v. intr. - desdoblarse, desplegarse, abrirse, desarrollarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - veckla ut, utveckla, öppna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
展开, 显露, 打开, 伸展, 呈现, 开花

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 展開, 顯露, 打開
v. intr. - 伸展, 呈現, 開花

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (지도를) 펴다, (생각 등을) 나타내다
v. intr. - (꽃봉오리가) 열리다, (무용담이) 펼쳐지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 開く, 広げる, 述べる, 表明する, おりから出す, 広がる, 展開する, 進展する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نشر, بسط, كشف عن, انتشر, انبسط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פתח, גולל, פרש, גילה, הבהיר‬
v. intr. - ‮התגלה, התבהר, התפתח‬

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