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Vinony

unfold

verb

  1. cause to become unfolded
  2. progress, come about
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfoʊld/ / /ʌnˈfəʊld/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English unfolden, from Old English unfealdan (“to unfold”), equivalent to un- + fold.

  1. In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English fold English unfold From un- + fold (“to confine into a fold or pen”).

  1. To release from a fold or pen.

    “to unfold sheep”