unfold

v

1. open, unbend, unwind, unfurl, unroll, uncoil, undo; extend, spread out, expand, straighten, stretch out.

2. display, set forth, present, exhibit, show, uncover, air, demonstrate; manifest, bare, reveal, expose, disclose; hold up to view, bring to light, unveil, uncloak, undrape; publish, publicize, post.

3. explain, define, interpret, explicate, expound, comment on, point out; simplify, make plain, delineate, put across, spell out, get across; decipher, decode, render intelligible, untangle, unravel; clarify, elucidate, clear up, resolve.

4. develop, grow, evolve, fill out, increase, expand, wax, become greater or larger; mature, maturate, ripen; bloom, blossom, flower, bear fruit, fructify; sprout, germinate, bud, shoot.