unfold vs divaricate

unfold and divaricate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of unfold include exfoliate, grass, butterfly, uncross, splay.

unfold (verb)	divaricate (verb)
develop or come to a promising stage	spread apart
spread out or open from a closed or folded state	branch off
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
open to the view