Main Entry: un·fold

Pronunciation: \-ˈfōld\

Function: verb

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

1 a : to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : expand <unfolded 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 recitalintransitive verb 1 a : to open from a folded state : open out : expand b : blossom
2 : develop, evolve <as the story unfolds>
3 : to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known <a panorama unfolds before their eyes>

— un·fold·ment \-ˈfōl(d)-mənt\ noun