unfold vs exfoliate

unfold and exfoliate both are verbs.

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

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

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

unfold (verb)	exfoliate (verb)
develop or come to a promising stage	grow by producing or unfolding leaves
spread out or open from a closed or folded state	cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length	remove the surface, in scales or laminae
open to the view	spread by opening the leaves of
	come off in a very thin piece