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unfurl

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un·furl  (n-fûrl)
tr. & intr.v. un·furled, un·furl·ing, un·furls
To spread or open (something) out or become spread or opened out.

unfurl [ʌnˈfɜːl]
vb
to unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unfurlunfurl - unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"
change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
wrap up, roll up - form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"

unfurl
verb
1. open, unfold, open out, blossom two weeks later when the leaves unfurl
2. unfold, develop, progress as the dramatic changes in Europe continue to unfurl
Translations
unfurl [ʌnˈfɜːl] VTdesplegar
unfurl [ˌʌnˈfɜːrl]
vt [+ sails, flag] → déployer
vi
[leaves] → se dérouler
(= develop) [events, scenes, story] → se dérouler
unfurl
vt flagaufrollen; saillosmachen; (peacock) tailentfalten
visich entfalten; (flag, sails also)sich aufrollen
unfurl [ʌnˈfɜːl] vt (flag, banner) → spiegare
unfurl [ʌnˈfɜːl] vt (flag, banner) → spiegare


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Chrysanthemums unfurl to-day, To-morrow the last flowers are blown.
Come what may --cost what it may--inscribe on the banner which you unfurl to the breeze, as your religious and po- litical motto--"NO COMPROMISE WITH SLAVERY
If the parliament, on the contrary, ordered me to unfurl my standards on the port of London, and to assemble my soldiers on the banks to receive Charles II.
 
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