Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. 2. (v. t.) 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. 3. (v. t.) To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. 4. (v. i.) To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.

Multi-Version Concordance Unfold (1 Occurrence) Deuteronomy 1:5 On this side the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to unfold this law, saying, (DBY)