[un.fold] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to open the folds of: spread or straighten out: expand "~ed the map" b: to remove (as a package) from the folds: unwrap
2: to open to the view: reveal; esp: to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital ~ vi 1 a: to open from a folded state: open out: expand b: blossom
2: develop, evolve "as the story ~s"
3: to open out gradually to the view or understanding: become known "a panorama ~s before their eyes" -- un.fold.ment n