unfold
Meaning
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- To undo a folding.
- To become unfolded.
- To turn out; to happen; to develop.
- To lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to reveal.
- To release from a fold or pen.
Synonyms
disclose
open out
blossom forth
put in use
become apparent
provide for
sow in
be turned
become manifest
gradually change
abduce
devolve
elucidate
give an accounting for
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈfoʊld/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English unfolden, from Old English unfealdan (“to unfold”), equivalent to un- + fold.
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