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un⋅furl

[uhn-furl]
–verb (used with object)
1. to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become unfurled.

Origin:
1635–45; un- 2 + furl


un⋅furl⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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un·furl   (ŭn-fûrl')   
tr. & intr.v.   un·furled, un·furl·ing, un·furls
To spread or open (something) out or become spread or opened out.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unfurl 
1641, from un- (2) + furl (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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