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un⋅fold

[uhn-fohld]
–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, esp. 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.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME unfolden, OE unfealdan; c. G entfalten. See un- 2 , fold 1


un⋅fold⋅a⋅ble, adjective
un⋅fold⋅er, noun
un⋅fold⋅ment, noun
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