(v) extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length, Syn. stretch, extend, stretch out, Example:Unfold the newspaper; stretch out that piece of cloth; extend the TV antenna

unfold

(v) spread out or open from a closed or folded state, Syn. open, spread out, spread, Ant. fold, Example:open the map; spread your arms

unfolding

(n) a developmental process, Syn. flowering, Example:the flowering of antebellum culture

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Unfold

v. t. [ AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t. ] 1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unfold the passion of my love. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unfold

v. i. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wind blows cold
While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unfolder

n. One who, or that which, unfolds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unfoldment

n. The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. [ 1913 Webster ]

The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Unfolgsamkeit { f }; Ungehorsam { m }

disobedience

unfolgsam; ungehorsam { adj }

disobedient

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