| VERB | contact | unroll, unwind, wind off | reverse the winding or twisting of |
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| change | unroll, unfurl | unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state |
| Meaning | reverse the winding or twisting of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | unwind, wind off | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Opposite | wind, wrap, roll, twine | Arrange or or coil around |
| Meaning | unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | unfurl | |
| Broader | change surface | Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface |
| Opposite | roll up, wrap up | form a cylinder by rolling |
| Spanish | desenrollar, desplegar | |
| Catalan | desplegar | |
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