| VERB | change | unfold, blossom, blossom out, blossom forth | develop or come to a promising stage / stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | unfold | open to the view | |
| motion | unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend | extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length | |
| contact | unfold, spread, spread out, open | spread out or open from a closed or folded state |
| Sounds | ahnfow'ld | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | behold ... wold: 49 rhymes with owld... | |
| Meaning | Develop or come to a promising stage / stage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | blossom, blossom out, blossom forth | |
| Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
| Spanish | abrirse, florecer | |
| Catalan | florir, obrir-se | |
| Nouns | unfolding | a developmental process |
| Meaning | open to the view. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings" | |
| Broader | bring out, unveil, reveal | make visible |
| Spanish | descubrir | |
| Meaning | Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Unfold the newspaper" | |
| Synonyms | stretch, stretch out, extend | |
| Broader | change shape, change form, deform | assume a different shape or form |
| Similar to | extend | open or straighten out |
| Spanish | desdoblar, desenvolver, desplegar, distender, estirar, extender | |
| Catalan | desdoblar, desembolicar, desplegar, distendre, estendre, estirar | |
| Meaning | spread out or open from a closed or folded state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | spread, spread out, open | |
| Narrower | butterfly | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking |
| divaricate | Spread apart | |
| exfoliate | Spread by opening the leaves of | |
| grass | spread ... / spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach | |
| splay | Spread open or apart | |
| uncross | change from a crossed to an uncrossed position | |
| Broader | undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect |
| Opposite | fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
| Spanish | abrir, desdoblar, desplegar, difundir, estrenar, extender, propagar | |
| Catalan | desdoblar, desplegar, estendre, estrenar, obrir, propagar | |
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