unfoldv.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfoʊld/

Forms: Old English unfealdan, Middle English unuolden, Middle English–1500s un-, Middle English-1600s vnfolde (Middle English onfolde), Middle English– unfold (Middle English–1600s vn-), 1500s–1600s vnfould; Middle English northern vnfald(e, 1500s, 1700s Scottish unfauld.

Etymology: Old English unfealdan ( < un- un- prefix² + fealdan fold v.¹), = Middle Dutch and Dutch ontvouden, -vouwen (eastern Middle Dutch -volden, -valden), German entfalten.

a. transitive. To open or unwrap the folds of; to spread open; to expand; to straighten out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > unfurl or unfold

unfoldc890

untrenda1272

displayc1330

splayc1330

unplyc1330

outrolla1393

unlapa1400

unplight?c1400

unrollc1425

deploy1477

to shake outc1550

explicate1562

disvelop1592

unfurl1641

develop1656

unwrap1807

unshroud1846

to roll out1849

the world > space > shape > straightness > make straight [verb (transitive)]

unfoldc890

evenOE

rightc1275

rectifyc1475

straight1530

unbow1538

straighten1542

unarch1598

uncrisp1598

uncurl1598

undouble1611

untuck1611

unwind1614

bendc1616

unbend1663

unwarp1670

evolve1689

unwrap1859

unkink1891

dekink1957

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > open by unfolding

unfoldc890

unbutton1663

c890 Wærferth tr. Gregory's Dial. 333 Þa boc..unlysan & unfealdan.

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) iv. 17 Sona swa he þa boc unfeold, þa funde he [etc.].

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5259 Æuere his writen he vnfeold [c1300 Otho onfeold]. þer he forð ferde.

1338 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 284 Bot if þe bulle vnfolden were red among vs here, Ȝour hote salle be holden.

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 176 Þe paume hath powere..to vnfolde þe folden fuste.

a1400 Coer de L. 4809 Hys baner anon was unfolde, The Sarezynes anon gan behold.

a1400–50 Alexander 3027 Bald bernes on bent banars vnfaldis.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvi. l. 462 Whanne this body he hadde beholde, Anon the Clothes he dyde On-folde.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/2 I unfolde any thyng that is folded up togyder, Je desploye.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/2 Unfolde this clothe.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iv. sig. E.iij No lesse,..Than this letter purporteth, which ye haue vnfolde.

1656 W. Davenant Siege of Rhodes ii. 11 Sweeter then Buds unfolded in a Shower.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 374 Strife that shakes Her hissing Tresses, and unfolds her Snakes.

1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes II. iv. xv. 5 Phœbus..warn'd me..Not to unfold my little sail.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 153 The pattern grows, the well-depicted flow'r..Unfolds its bosom.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 201 Come now,..un-fold your arms from about my patient.

1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xxiii. 399 One of the snails unfolds from the right side of its neck..a wide sacculus.

b. transferred or figurative.

ΚΠ

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 24 For I ne mai my wit unfolde To find o word of that I mene.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 540 Vnfolding his troupes (that standing thin, they might at more libertie vse their swords).

1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 3 Unfold thy forehead gather'd into frowns.

1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination i. 73 Till in time..What he admired and loved, his vital smile Unfolded into being.

1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. 253 As these thoughts had been nourished and unfolded in himself by the recent change in his fortunes.

c. To open (the eyes or lips); to open (a gate, etc.) upon hinges.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)]

undoc893

untinec950

openOE

to-doOE

undita1225

leesea1325

unfolda1325

unspeara1325

unclosea1350

to open upa1400

disclose?1440

opea1450

unlock?1548

uncask1594

unhinge1624

unsluice1652

reserate1657

a1325 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1878) 144 Adam his eiȝen vnfeld; & seþþen his sone he biheld.

1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote i. iv. xix. 518 He would not once vnfold his lips, vntill he might see what would be the period of his disgrace.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 381 Hell shall unfould..her widest Gates.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. vi. xvi. 20 The gates of iron, by no human arm Unfolded, turning on their hinges slow.

1896 T. L. De Vinne in Moxon's Mech. Exerc.: Printing (new ed.) II. 410 He..unfolded the frisket and tympan.

d. reflexive. (Also in figurative use.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (reflexive)] > unfold

unfold1779

1779 Mirror No. 22 Her voice seemed to unfold itself in singing, to suit every musical expression.

1821 P. B. Shelley Epipsychidion 26 An atom of th' Eternal, whose own smile Unfolds itself.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xxxv. 14 The whole world had turned..to thorns; would some new rosebud now unfold itself among them?

2. To disclose or reveal by statement or exposition; to explain or make clear.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)]

arecchec885

unloukOE

overrunOE

sutelec1000

trahtnec1000

unfolda1050

belayc1175

openc1175

onopena1200

accountc1300

undo?a1366

remenea1382

interpret1382

unwrap1387

exploitc1390

enlumine1393

declarec1400

expoundc1400

unplait?c1400

enperc1420

planea1425

clearc1440

exponec1440

to lay outc1440

to give (also carry) lightc1449

unwind1482

expose1483

reducea1500

manifest1530

explicate1531

explaina1535

unlock?1536

dilucidate1538

elucidate1538

illustrate1538

rechec1540

explicate1543

illucidate1545

enucleate1548

unsnarl1555

commonstrate1563

to lay forth1577

straighten1577

unbroid1577

untwist1577

decipherc1586

illuminate1586

enlighten1587

resolvec1592

cipher1594

eliquidate1596

to take (a person) with one1599

rivelc1600

ravel1604

unbowel1606

unmist1611

extricate1614

unbolta1616

untanglea1616

enode1623

unperplexa1631

perspicuate1634

explata1637

unravel1637

esclarea1639

clarify1642

unweave1642

detenebrate1646

dismystery1652

undecipher1654

unfork1654

unparadox1654

reflect1655

enodate1656

unmysterya1661

liquidatea1670

recognize1676

to clear upa1691

to throw sidelight on1726

to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731

eclaircise1754

irradiate1864

unbraid1880

predigest1905

to get (something) straight1920

disambiguate1960

demystify1963

a1050 Liber Scintill. xxxviii. (1889) 140 Geþancu unrihtwisnysse [hi] unfealdað.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 80 Þis is anbichede word..hit is bi lepped & bihud. ach ich wule unfalden.

a1250 Prov. Ælfred 659 Al he bi-fulit his frend, Þen he him vnfoldit.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1563 Calle hem alle to my cort.., Vnfolde hem alle þis ferly þat is bifallen here.

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 10962 At the grete Iugement Wher tassyses shal be holde, Al couert falsenesse to vnfolde.

c1475 Partenay 5124 The holy fader wondred on that he told, Off tho merueles that ther [he] gan vnfold.

1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine i. i. 83 I will vnto you all vnfold Our royall mind and resolute intent.

1658 R. Flecknoe Enigmaticall Characters 1 Clearly unfolding and explicating the notions of her minde.

1693 Humours & Conversat. Town 38 I will only unfold it to you as the nature of the thing is.

1782 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit (ed. 2) I. p. xxxii His system is..perhaps the same..if he would distinctly unfold it.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 689 In a speech..[he] unfolded the causes and extent of the national calamities.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 239 The brethren whose mysteries I am about to unfold to you are far more ingenious.

reflexive.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. i. 2 Nay answere me. Stand and vnfolde your selfe. a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. v. 9 in Wks. (1640) III What riddle is this! unfold your selfe, deare Robin. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. v. 51/2 The self-secluded unfolds himself in..free, glowing words.

3. To disclose or lay open to the view; to display. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)]

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atewOE

sutelec1000

openOE

awnc1175

kithec1175

forthteec1200

tawnec1220

let witc1275

forthshowa1300

to pilt out?a1300

showa1300

barea1325

mythc1330

unfoldc1374

to open outc1390

assign1398

mustera1400

reyve?a1400

vouchc1400

manifest?a1425

outshowc1425

ostendc1429

explayc1443

objecta1500

reveala1500

patefy?1509

decipher1529

relieve1533

to set outa1540

utter1542

report1548

unbuckle1548

to set forth1551

demonstrate1553

to hold forth1560

testify1560

explicate1565

forthsetc1565

to give show of1567

denudec1572

exhibit1573

apparent1577

display?1578

carry1580

cipher1583

laya1586

foreshow1590

uncloud?1594

vision1594

explain1597

proclaim1597

unroll1598

discloud1600

remonstrate1601

resent1602

to bring out1608

palesate1613

pronounce1615

to speak out1623

elicit1641

confess1646

bear1657

breathe1667

outplay1702

to throw out1741

evolve1744

announce1781

develop1806

exfoliate1808

evince1829

exposit1882

pack1925

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. met. v. 132 Whi þat boetes þe sterre vnfoldiþ his ouer swift arisynges.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream i. i. 146 Briefe, as the lightning in the collied night, That (in a spleene) vnfolds both heauen and earth.

1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 29 The hollow Vales their smiling Pride unfold.

1810 S. Rogers Voy. Columbus ix. 38 To other eyes shall Mexico unfold Her feather'd tapestries, and roofs of gold.

1872 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake District 90 When the steep part of the journey is accomplished, a lovely prospect is unfolded.

reflexive.1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville III. 76 From this lofty eminence, a vast and magnificent prospect unfolds itself.

a. To unwrap; to take out of something folded.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > unwrap

unwrapc1386

unswathea1400

unfold1553

unswaddle1579

unwind1596

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. vii. f. 136^v Vnfolding his wound,..[he] shewed his legge vnto them.

1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate v Then was unfolded, out of many a little scrap of paper, the reserved sum of fifteen shillings.

b. To release, let go.In Beaum. & Fl. Faithf. Shepherdess ii, ‘vnfould’ is an error for ‘infold’ or ‘enfold’: see etymological note at un- prefix¹.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > from confinement

unbindc950

to let freec1000

aletOE

to let out1154

loosea1225

slakec1374

loosen1382

to let goc1384

releasec1384

unloosec1400

unlockc1410

dissolvec1420

relievec1450

unloosen?a1475

to set at liberty1509

enlargea1513

to let at large1525

to let loose1530

to turn loose?1566

enfranchise1569

to turn up1573

enfranch1581

unkennel1589

unwind1596

to cast loosec1600

disimmure1611

disimprison1611

unhamper1620

to let abroad1633

unfold1633

disencloister1652

disencage1654

discagea1657

disincarcerate1665

eliminate1745

unspherea1806

unmew1818

unbottle1821

uncage1837

unbag1854

bust1921

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island xii. xlviii. 170 These suppliant hands..Will never let thee loose, will never more unfold thee.

5. intransitive. To open (up or out); to spread out or expand; to become patent or plain, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend in space [verb (intransitive)] > unfurl or unfold

unfoldc1350

unlapa1400

unroll1594

evolute1793

unfurl1814

unwrapc1888

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > become open [verb (intransitive)]

openOE

undo1122

unlouk1340

unfoldc1350

unshut1390

unclosea1398

opena1400

waltc1400

unstopc1440

twirl?1523

disclosec1586

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > be disclosed or revealed

to come to (also in, on) (the) lightOE

sutelea1000

kitheOE

unfoldc1350

disclosea1513

burst1542

to break up1584

to take vent1611

vent1622

bleed1645

emerge1664

to get (also have) vent1668

to get or take wind1668

to stand (appear) confessed1708

eclat1736

perspire1748

transpire1748

to come out1751

develop1805

unroll1807

spunk1808

effloresce1834

to come to the front1871

to show up1879

out1894

evolve1920

to come or crawl out of the woodwork1964

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > be a flower or part containing reproductive organ [verb (intransitive)] > open or unfold

spreadc1275

flower13..

unfoldc1350

spanishc1425

(a)

c1350 Libeaus Desc. 2091 As he set þus in halle, Out of þe stone walle A window faire unfelde.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 498 The Gates of Heav'n unfold; Jove summons all The Gods to Council.

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. 1 And now Olympus' shining Gates unfold.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 533 Seest thou these lids that now unfold in vain?

1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles i. xviii. 122 Ears, that unfold to every Tale, Intrusted Secrets ill conceal.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 201 But the fingers do unfold.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 153 The gates unfold of the shrine.

(b)c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxxi. 3 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 117 Lett ioyfull songues to god vnfold.a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. ii. 17 Mine owne escape vnfoldeth to my hope. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 240 Now all at once tremendous scenes unfold.1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. ii, in Hist. Wks. (1813) I. 139 The queen's scheme began gradually to unfold.1832 Ld. Tennyson Eleänore in Poems (new ed.) 28 I see thy beauty gradually unfold.1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. i. 256 A system of infinite truth, which is to unfold through the ages.(c)a1649 R. Crashaw Carmen Deo Nostro (1652) sig. aiv^v Vnfold at length, vnfold fair flowre.1813 W. Scott Rokeby vi. 271 That morning sun has three times seen The flowers unfold on Rokeby green.1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip I. xvi. 311 The pony-chaise unfolded into a noble barouche.1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 175 The position of the leaves in the lateral buds before unfolding.

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单词	unfold
释义	unfoldv.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfəʊld/, U.S. /ˌənˈfoʊld/ Forms: Old English unfealdan, Middle English unuolden, Middle English–1500s un-, Middle English-1600s vnfolde (Middle English onfolde), Middle English– unfold (Middle English–1600s vn-), 1500s–1600s vnfould; Middle English northern vnfald(e, 1500s, 1700s Scottish unfauld. Etymology: Old English unfealdan ( < un- un- prefix² + fealdan fold v.¹), = Middle Dutch and Dutch ontvouden, -vouwen (eastern Middle Dutch -volden, -valden), German entfalten. 1. a. transitive. To open or unwrap the folds of; to spread open; to expand; to straighten out. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > unfurl or unfold unfoldc890 untrenda1272 displayc1330 splayc1330 unplyc1330 outrolla1393 unlapa1400 unplight?c1400 unrollc1425 deploy1477 to shake outc1550 explicate1562 disvelop1592 unfurl1641 develop1656 unwrap1807 unshroud1846 to roll out1849 the world > space > shape > straightness > make straight [verb (transitive)] unfoldc890 evenOE rightc1275 rectifyc1475 straight1530 unbow1538 straighten1542 unarch1598 uncrisp1598 uncurl1598 undouble1611 untuck1611 unwind1614 bendc1616 unbend1663 unwarp1670 evolve1689 unwrap1859 unkink1891 dekink1957 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > open by unfolding unfoldc890 unbutton1663 c890 Wærferth tr. Gregory's Dial. 333 Þa boc..unlysan & unfealdan. c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Luke (Corpus Cambr.) iv. 17 Sona swa he þa boc unfeold, þa funde he [etc.]. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 5259 Æuere his writen he vnfeold [c1300 Otho onfeold]. þer he forð ferde. 1338 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 284 Bot if þe bulle vnfolden were red among vs here, Ȝour hote salle be holden. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xvii. 176 Þe paume hath powere..to vnfolde þe folden fuste. a1400 Coer de L. 4809 Hys baner anon was unfolde, The Sarezynes anon gan behold. a1400–50 Alexander 3027 Bald bernes on bent banars vnfaldis. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xxxvi. l. 462 Whanne this body he hadde beholde, Anon the Clothes he dyde On-folde. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/2 I unfolde any thyng that is folded up togyder, Je desploye. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 767/2 Unfolde this clothe. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iv. sig. E.iij No lesse,..Than this letter purporteth, which ye haue vnfolde. 1656 W. Davenant Siege of Rhodes ii. 11 Sweeter then Buds unfolded in a Shower. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 374 Strife that shakes Her hissing Tresses, and unfolds her Snakes. 1743 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Odes II. iv. xv. 5 Phœbus..warn'd me..Not to unfold my little sail. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 153 The pattern grows, the well-depicted flow'r..Unfolds its bosom. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 201 Come now,..un-fold your arms from about my patient. 1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xxiii. 399 One of the snails unfolds from the right side of its neck..a wide sacculus. b. transferred or figurative. ΚΠ 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 24 For I ne mai my wit unfolde To find o word of that I mene. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 540 Vnfolding his troupes (that standing thin, they might at more libertie vse their swords). 1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 3 Unfold thy forehead gather'd into frowns. 1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination i. 73 Till in time..What he admired and loved, his vital smile Unfolded into being. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. 253 As these thoughts had been nourished and unfolded in himself by the recent change in his fortunes. c. To open (the eyes or lips); to open (a gate, etc.) upon hinges. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] undoc893 untinec950 openOE to-doOE undita1225 leesea1325 unfolda1325 unspeara1325 unclosea1350 to open upa1400 disclose?1440 opea1450 unlock?1548 uncask1594 unhinge1624 unsluice1652 reserate1657 a1325 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1878) 144 Adam his eiȝen vnfeld; & seþþen his sone he biheld. 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote i. iv. xix. 518 He would not once vnfold his lips, vntill he might see what would be the period of his disgrace. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 381 Hell shall unfould..her widest Gates. View more context for this quotation 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. vi. xvi. 20 The gates of iron, by no human arm Unfolded, turning on their hinges slow. 1896 T. L. De Vinne in Moxon's Mech. Exerc.: Printing (new ed.) II. 410 He..unfolded the frisket and tympan. d. reflexive. (Also in figurative use.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (reflexive)] > unfold unfold1779 1779 Mirror No. 22 Her voice seemed to unfold itself in singing, to suit every musical expression. 1821 P. B. Shelley Epipsychidion 26 An atom of th' Eternal, whose own smile Unfolds itself. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xxxv. 14 The whole world had turned..to thorns; would some new rosebud now unfold itself among them? 2. To disclose or reveal by statement or exposition; to explain or make clear. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] arecchec885 unloukOE overrunOE sutelec1000 trahtnec1000 unfolda1050 belayc1175 openc1175 onopena1200 accountc1300 undo?a1366 remenea1382 interpret1382 unwrap1387 exploitc1390 enlumine1393 declarec1400 expoundc1400 unplait?c1400 enperc1420 planea1425 clearc1440 exponec1440 to lay outc1440 to give (also carry) lightc1449 unwind1482 expose1483 reducea1500 manifest1530 explicate1531 explaina1535 unlock?1536 dilucidate1538 elucidate1538 illustrate1538 rechec1540 explicate1543 illucidate1545 enucleate1548 unsnarl1555 commonstrate1563 to lay forth1577 straighten1577 unbroid1577 untwist1577 decipherc1586 illuminate1586 enlighten1587 resolvec1592 cipher1594 eliquidate1596 to take (a person) with one1599 rivelc1600 ravel1604 unbowel1606 unmist1611 extricate1614 unbolta1616 untanglea1616 enode1623 unperplexa1631 perspicuate1634 explata1637 unravel1637 esclarea1639 clarify1642 unweave1642 detenebrate1646 dismystery1652 undecipher1654 unfork1654 unparadox1654 reflect1655 enodate1656 unmysterya1661 liquidatea1670 recognize1676 to clear upa1691 to throw sidelight on1726 to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731 eclaircise1754 irradiate1864 unbraid1880 predigest1905 to get (something) straight1920 disambiguate1960 demystify1963 a1050 Liber Scintill. xxxviii. (1889) 140 Geþancu unrihtwisnysse [hi] unfealdað. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 80 Þis is anbichede word..hit is bi lepped & bihud. ach ich wule unfalden. a1250 Prov. Ælfred 659 Al he bi-fulit his frend, Þen he him vnfoldit. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1563 Calle hem alle to my cort.., Vnfolde hem alle þis ferly þat is bifallen here. 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 10962 At the grete Iugement Wher tassyses shal be holde, Al couert falsenesse to vnfolde. c1475 Partenay 5124 The holy fader wondred on that he told, Off tho merueles that ther [he] gan vnfold. 1595 W. S. Lamentable Trag. Locrine i. i. 83 I will vnto you all vnfold Our royall mind and resolute intent. 1658 R. Flecknoe Enigmaticall Characters 1 Clearly unfolding and explicating the notions of her minde. 1693 Humours & Conversat. Town 38 I will only unfold it to you as the nature of the thing is. 1782 J. Priestley Disquis. Matter & Spirit (ed. 2) I. p. xxxii His system is..perhaps the same..if he would distinctly unfold it. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 689 In a speech..[he] unfolded the causes and extent of the national calamities. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 239 The brethren whose mysteries I am about to unfold to you are far more ingenious. reflexive.1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. i. 2 Nay answere me. Stand and vnfolde your selfe. View more context for this quotationa1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd ii. v. 9 in Wks. (1640) III What riddle is this! unfold your selfe, deare Robin. View more context for this quotation1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. v. 51/2 The self-secluded unfolds himself in..free, glowing words. 3. To disclose or lay open to the view; to display. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)] uppec897 atewOE sutelec1000 openOE awnc1175 kithec1175 forthteec1200 tawnec1220 let witc1275 forthshowa1300 to pilt out?a1300 showa1300 barea1325 mythc1330 unfoldc1374 to open outc1390 assign1398 mustera1400 reyve?a1400 vouchc1400 manifest?a1425 outshowc1425 ostendc1429 explayc1443 objecta1500 reveala1500 patefy?1509 decipher1529 relieve1533 to set outa1540 utter1542 report1548 unbuckle1548 to set forth1551 demonstrate1553 to hold forth1560 testify1560 explicate1565 forthsetc1565 to give show of1567 denudec1572 exhibit1573 apparent1577 display?1578 carry1580 cipher1583 laya1586 foreshow1590 uncloud?1594 vision1594 explain1597 proclaim1597 unroll1598 discloud1600 remonstrate1601 resent1602 to bring out1608 palesate1613 pronounce1615 to speak out1623 elicit1641 confess1646 bear1657 breathe1667 outplay1702 to throw out1741 evolve1744 announce1781 develop1806 exfoliate1808 evince1829 exposit1882 pack1925 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. met. v. 132 Whi þat boetes þe sterre vnfoldiþ his ouer swift arisynges. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream i. i. 146 Briefe, as the lightning in the collied night, That (in a spleene) vnfolds both heauen and earth. View more context for this quotation 1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 29 The hollow Vales their smiling Pride unfold. 1810 S. Rogers Voy. Columbus ix. 38 To other eyes shall Mexico unfold Her feather'd tapestries, and roofs of gold. 1872 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake District 90 When the steep part of the journey is accomplished, a lovely prospect is unfolded. reflexive.1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville III. 76 From this lofty eminence, a vast and magnificent prospect unfolds itself. 4. a. To unwrap; to take out of something folded. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > unwrap unwrapc1386 unswathea1400 unfold1553 unswaddle1579 unwind1596 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. vii. f. 136^v Vnfolding his wound,..[he] shewed his legge vnto them. 1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate v Then was unfolded, out of many a little scrap of paper, the reserved sum of fifteen shillings. b. To release, let go.In Beaum. & Fl. Faithf. Shepherdess ii, ‘vnfould’ is an error for ‘infold’ or ‘enfold’: see etymological note at un- prefix¹. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > from confinement unbindc950 to let freec1000 aletOE to let out1154 loosea1225 slakec1374 loosen1382 to let goc1384 releasec1384 unloosec1400 unlockc1410 dissolvec1420 relievec1450 unloosen?a1475 to set at liberty1509 enlargea1513 to let at large1525 to let loose1530 to turn loose?1566 enfranchise1569 to turn up1573 enfranch1581 unkennel1589 unwind1596 to cast loosec1600 disimmure1611 disimprison1611 unhamper1620 to let abroad1633 unfold1633 disencloister1652 disencage1654 discagea1657 disincarcerate1665 eliminate1745 unspherea1806 unmew1818 unbottle1821 uncage1837 unbag1854 bust1921 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island xii. xlviii. 170 These suppliant hands..Will never let thee loose, will never more unfold thee. 5. intransitive. To open (up or out); to spread out or expand; to become patent or plain, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend in space [verb (intransitive)] > unfurl or unfold unfoldc1350 unlapa1400 unroll1594 evolute1793 unfurl1814 unwrapc1888 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > become open [verb (intransitive)] openOE undo1122 unlouk1340 unfoldc1350 unshut1390 unclosea1398 opena1400 waltc1400 unstopc1440 twirl?1523 disclosec1586 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > be disclosed or revealed to come to (also in, on) (the) lightOE sutelea1000 kitheOE unfoldc1350 disclosea1513 burst1542 to break up1584 to take vent1611 vent1622 bleed1645 emerge1664 to get (also have) vent1668 to get or take wind1668 to stand (appear) confessed1708 eclat1736 perspire1748 transpire1748 to come out1751 develop1805 unroll1807 spunk1808 effloresce1834 to come to the front1871 to show up1879 out1894 evolve1920 to come or crawl out of the woodwork1964 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > be a flower or part containing reproductive organ [verb (intransitive)] > open or unfold spreadc1275 flower13.. unfoldc1350 spanishc1425 (a) c1350 Libeaus Desc. 2091 As he set þus in halle, Out of þe stone walle A window faire unfelde. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 498 The Gates of Heav'n unfold; Jove summons all The Gods to Council. 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. iv. 1 And now Olympus' shining Gates unfold. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. ix. 533 Seest thou these lids that now unfold in vain? 1746 P. Francis tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles i. xviii. 122 Ears, that unfold to every Tale, Intrusted Secrets ill conceal. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 201 But the fingers do unfold. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 153 The gates unfold of the shrine. (b)c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxxi. 3 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 117 Lett ioyfull songues to god vnfold.a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. ii. 17 Mine owne escape vnfoldeth to my hope. View more context for this quotation1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 240 Now all at once tremendous scenes unfold.1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. ii, in Hist. Wks. (1813) I. 139 The queen's scheme began gradually to unfold.1832 Ld. Tennyson Eleänore in Poems (new ed.) 28 I see thy beauty gradually unfold.1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iii. i. 256 A system of infinite truth, which is to unfold through the ages.(c)a1649 R. Crashaw Carmen Deo Nostro (1652) sig. aiv^v Vnfold at length, vnfold fair flowre.1813 W. Scott Rokeby vi. 271 That morning sun has three times seen The flowers unfold on Rokeby green.1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip I. xvi. 311 The pony-chaise unfolded into a noble barouche.1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 175 The position of the leaves in the lateral buds before unfolding. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unfoldv.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfəʊld/, U.S. /ˌənˈfoʊld/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1b(b) + fold v.² transitive. To release (sheep) from a fold or folds. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > rear sheep or wool [verb (transitive)] > remove from fold unfold1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 768/1 It is tyme to unfolde our shepe. 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. K5^v She dares goe alone, and vnfold sheepe i' th' night. 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 397 The boy, who..Unfolds his flock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.¹c890v.²1530
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