unfold

To undo a folding.

to unfold a map; to unfold a tablecloth; She unpacks the new dress and unfolds it carefully.

Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns.

To become unfolded.

The curtains unfolded to reveal the stage.

To turn out; to happen; to develop.

Events unfolded in an unexpected way.

Memento unfolds over 22 scenes—or, more accurately, 22 strands of time, the main strand (in color) moving backward in increments, and another strand (in black and white) going forward, though the two overlap profoundly.

To lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to reveal.

to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science

Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall unfold.

To reassemble a line of text that was split across multiple lines.

In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.

To release from a fold or pen.

to unfold sheep