unfold

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 up
IV
(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.

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