reveal vs unfold

reveal and unfold both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reveal	No	No	Yes	No
unfold	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, unfold is a hyponym of reveal; that is, unfold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reveal:

Other hyponyms of reveal include disclose, expose, uncover, excavate, unearth, trot out.

reveal (verb)	unfold (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	develop or come to a promising stage
make manifest	spread out or open from a closed or folded state
disclose directly or through prophets	extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
	open to the view