Reverse the winding or twisting of.

synonyms: unwind, wind off.

Roget 525: make manifest, render manifest etc. adj.; bring forth, bring forward, bring to the front, bring into view; give notice; express; represent, set forth, exhibit; show, show up; expose; produce; hold up to view, expose to view; set before one, place before one, lay before one, one's eyes; tell to one's face; trot out, put through one's paces, bring to light, display, demonstrate, unroll; lay open; draw out, bring out; bring out in strong relief; call into notice, bring into notice; hold up the mirror; wear one's heart upon his sleeve; show one's face, show one's colors; manifest oneself; speak out; make no mystery, make no secret of; unfurl the flag; proclaim etc. (publish) 531.    indicate etc. (direct attention to) 457; disclose etc. 529; elicit etc. 480.1. be manifest etc. adj.; appear etc. (be visible) 446; transpire etc. (be disclosed) 529; speak for itself, stand to reason; stare one in the face, rear its head; give token, give sign, give indication of; tell its own tale etc. (intelligible) 518.    ... show more

Unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state.

synonym: unfurl.

Roget 313: counter-rotate, evolve; unfold, unroll, unwind, uncoil, untwist, unfurl, untwine, unravel; untangle, disentangle; develop.    ... show more

Dutch: afrollen, afwikkelen, afwinden, loswikkelen, ontrollen, openrollen, uitrollen