UNFOLD

vt to release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

2. unfold ·vt to open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.

3. unfold ·vi to open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.

4. unfold ·vt to open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science.