Antonyms for unfold

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-fohld

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfoʊld

Definition of unfold

Origin : Old English unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also figuratively, "to disclose, reveal," from un- (2) "opposite of" + fold (v.). Cf. Middle Dutch ontvouden, German entfalten. Intransitive sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unfolded; unfolding.

verb spread out
verb make known
verb develop

Example sentences :

As I was about to unfold these projects at breakfast, a telegram was handed to me.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

There is essential goodness in him;—and what delight to unfold it!
Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte

The brethren whose mysteries I am about to unfold to you are far more ingenious.
Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

I could a tale, or two, unfold, but that—that's another volume.
Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss

Even the most backward among the trees had commenced to unfold their buds.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

“Doctor”—with his eyes on the paper, which he had begun to unfold.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

A hint of a clue to the creature's action began to unfold in his mind.
Extract from : « The Planetoid of Peril » by Paul Ernst

The questions should seek to unfold new phases of the subject.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

She proceeded to unfold it, and then put it over my head, smiling all the time.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Anderson was convinced that the bed of that slough, if uncovered, could unfold a tale.
Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth

Synonyms for unfold

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