1. to unroll , (Euripides):metaphorically to unfold , Lat. explicare, (Euripides)

2. of any rapid motion, ἴχνος ἐξ. ποδός to evolve the mazy dance, (Euripides):—;hence intransitive to wheel about , (Plutarch)

3. as military term, = ἀναπτύσσειν, Lat. explicare, to extend the front by bringing up the rear men, to deploy , (Xenophon Historicus)

4. to draw off , (Plutarch) (ML)