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un-fold
un·fold
/
ʌnˈfoʊld
/
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[
uhn-
fohld
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out:
Unfold your arms.
2.
to spread out or lay open to view.
3.
to reveal or display.
4.
to reveal or disclose in words, especially by careful or systematic exposition;
set
forth; explain.
verb (used without object)
5.
to become unfolded; open.
6.
to develop.
7.
to become clear, apparent, or known:
The protagonist's character unfolds as the story reaches its climax.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
unfolden,
Old English
unfealdan;
cognate with
German
entfalten.
See
un-
2
,
fold
1
Related forms
un·fold·a·ble,
adjective
un·fold·er,
noun
un·fold·ment,
noun
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unfold
(ʌnˈfəʊld)
—
vb
1.
to open or spread out or be opened or spread out from a folded state
2.
to reveal or be revealed:
the truth unfolds
3.
to develop or expand or be developed or expanded
un'folder
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
unfold
O.E. unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also fig., "to disclose, reveal," from
un-
(2) +
fold
(v.). Cf. M.Du. ontvouden, Ger. entfalten. Refl. sense is attested from late 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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