·vt To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
II. Unfold ·vt To open the folds of; to Expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.
III. Unfold ·vi To Open; to Expand; to become disclosed or developed.
IV. Unfold ·vt 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.