I.to unroll, Eur.:metaph. to unfold, Lat. explicare, id=Eur.
2.of any rapid motion, ἴχνος ἐξ. ποδός to evolve the mazy dance, id=Eur.:—hence intr. to wheel about, Plut.
II.as military term, = ἀναπτύσσειν, Lat. explicare, to extend the front by bringing up the rear men, to deploy, Xen.
2.to draw off, Plut.