unwrap

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
2. (intransitive) To become unwrapped.
3. (transitive) To remove word wrap from.
4. (transitive) To flatten (a three-dimensional model) into a two-dimensional plane.

Noun

An act of unwrapping.

Synonyms

untie

unroll

unfold

open

unpack

disclose

undo

loosen

unravel

reveal

unfurl

develop

spread out

unfasten

expose

break

let out

unbind

uncover

open up

unwind

let on

discover

divulge

translate

bring out

give away

shmoose

account

account for

advance

bruit

clarify

construe

explain

gossip

grow

increase

pass around

peel

promote

raise

rat

🐀

ravel

schmooze

take off

tattle

schmoose

uncoil

unscrew

Translations

auspacken

déballer

desenvolver

disfare

dérouler

ξετυλίγω

ontwikkelen

défaire

entwickeln

ξεδιπλώνω

scartare

ontwarren

desenvolupar

ontplooien

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈɹæp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unwrappen

In summary

From Middle English unwrappen, equivalent to un- + wrap.