- unfold
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)v. open, unroll, smooth out; disclose, expose, announce; develop, progress. See disclosure.II(Roget's IV) v.1. [Unfurl]Syn. shake out, straighten, release, display, unwind, spread out, uncurl, unwrap, unroll, give to the breeze, reel out, unbend, open, flatten, loosen, unroll, uncrease.Ant. fold*, roll, lap.2. [Reveal]Syn. disclose, uncover, discover, elucidate, explain, make known, publish, expose, announce, particularize, explicate; see also reveal 1 .Ant. hide*, obscure, conceal.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.1. spread out unfurl, open, unroll, outstretch, unravel, undo, straighten out, fan out.2. make known disclose, reveal, show, expose, describe, divulge, set forth, expand on.ANT.: 1. fold, furl. 2. conceal, cover upIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To move or arrange so as to cover a larger area: expand, extend, fan1 (out), open (out or up), outstretch, spread, stretch, unroll. See MOVE. 2. To be disclosed gradually: develop, evolve. See SHOW.
English dictionary for students. 2013.