[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

unfold \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
see also:
un- fold 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

unfold \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

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

unfold
     v 1: develop or come to a promising stage; "youth blossomed into
          maturity" syn: blossom, blossom out, blossom forth
     2: open to the view; "a walk through town will unfold many
        interesting buildings"
     3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
        "unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
        "extend the tv antenna" syn: stretch, stretch out, extend
     4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
        map"; "spread your arms" syn: spread, spread out, open
        ant: fold
see also:
blossom blossom out blossom forth stretch stretch out extend 
spread spread out open fold 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

196 moby thesaurus words for "unfold":
   account for, affect, allegorize, amplify, attend, bare,
   be revealed, become of, betoken, branch, branch out, brandish,
   break the seal, breathe, bring forth, bring forward,
   bring into view, bring out, bring to light, bring to notice,
   clarify, clear, clear up, come about, come of, come out, crack,
   dangle, decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, deobstruct, deploy,
   descant, detail, develop, dilate, disclose, discover, dismask,
   disperse, display, dissolve, divulge, dope out, dramatize,
   draw the veil, elaborate, elucidate, embody, enact, end, enlarge,
   enlarge upon, enlighten, ensue, euhemerize, eventuate, evidence,
   evince, evolve, exemplify, exhibit, expand, expatiate, explain,
   explain away, explicate, expose, expose to view, exposit, expound,
   express, extend, fall out, fan, fan out, fare, figure out, flare,
   flaunt, flourish, follow, free, give reason for, give sign,
   give the meaning, give token, happen, highlight, illuminate,
   illustrate, impart, incarnate, indicate, issue, lay bare, lay open,
   let daylight in, let out, make clear, make plain, manifest,
   materialize, mean, occur, open, open up, outspread, outstretch,
   overgrow, overrun, pan out, parade, particularize, patefy, perform,
   popularize, present, produce, prove, prove to be, puzzle out,
   raise the curtain, ramify, rationalize, rehearse in extenso,
   relate at large, represent, resolve, result, reveal, roll out,
   set forth, shed light upon, show, show forth, show how,
   show the way, show up, simplify, solve, spell out, splay,
   spotlight, spraddle, sprangle, sprawl, spread,
   spread like wildfire, spread out, straighten out, stretch out,
   strip bare, take place, terminate, throw light upon, token,
   trot out, turn out, unblock, uncase, unclench, uncloak, unclog,
   unclutch, uncoil, uncork, uncover, uncurtain, undo, undrape,
   unfoul, unfurl, unkennel, unlatch, unlock, unmask, unpack, unplug,
   unravel, unreel, unriddle, unroll, unscreen, unseal, unsheathe,
   unshroud, unshut, unstop, unveil, unwind, unwrap, wave, widen,
   work out

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

unfold
     
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