English → Latin
“unfold” in Latin
explicōto unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; to spread out, stretch out, extend, display, deploy; to disentangle, solve, setaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break explānōto flatten or spread out; to explainexpandōto spread something out; to expand; to explain
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unfold
explicare (PROP. and figuratively): aperire (to open, also figuratively = to lay down): explanare (figuratively, to lay down, or explain with words). To unfold itself, explicari; se evolvere: to unfold itself or its blossoms (of flowers), florem aperire or expandere: dehiscere ac sese pandere. For figuratively sense, Vid :, also, DEVELOP.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unfold?
- The usual Latin words for “unfold” are explicō, aperiō, explānō; also expandō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.