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to unspread

to unspread

8.1
To fold up or gather together something that was opened out, like a blanket
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈsprɛd/
: recoger
  • Once the event was over, the volunteers unspread the banners and stored them.

Examples

  • Please unspread the blanket before putting it away.

  • She unspreads the map after using it.

  • After the picnic, she unspread the blanket and packed it away.

  • He carefully unspread the map before putting it back in his bag.

  • After the picnic, we had to unspread the tablecloth and put it away.

  • He quickly learned how to unspread the maps after they had been laid out.

  • To clean up, we need to unspread the sheets we used for the art project.

Antonyms

768 1.6

To put a thin layer over a surface

How Folded

to put away
362 2.0
to fold
328 1.0
to unspread
8.1
to gather
∞ 1.0
to lay out
126 3.1

Surface Forms

unspread infinitive
unspread past
unspread past participle
unspreading present participle
unspreads third person singular

Morphology

unspread = spread (transparent) = un + spread

The verb is formed by adding the reversive/negative prefix 'un-' to the verb 'spread', following a productive pattern (e.g., unfold, unroll).

Etymology

Unspread comes from the prefix un- meaning 'reverse', as in undo, and spread meaning 'to open out'. So to unspread is to 'reverse the spreading' — to fold up or gather together something that was open.