v.
Pronunciation: - ' f ō ld
Function: transitive verb
Date: before 12th century
1 a : to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : EXPAND < unfold ed the map> b : to remove (as a package) from the folds : UNWRAP
2 : to open to the view : REVEAL especially : to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital
intransitive verb
1 a : to open from a folded state : open out : EXPAND b : BLOSSOM
2 : DEVELOP , EVOLVE <as the story unfold s >
3 : to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known <a panorama unfold s before their eyes>
– un · fold · ment \ - ' f ō l(d)-m ə nt \ noun