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unroll ~ enrol

[slightly different pronunciation: the ‘u’ in “unroll” rhymes with the ‘u’ in ‘but’, and the ‘e’ in “enrol” rhymes with the ‘i’ in “in” (in British English) and with ‘e’ in “pen” {in American English}]

“Unroll” (verb & the opposite word in meaning of ‘roll’) is ‘to open something, such as sheets of paper or plastic or something that is made (rolled) into a ball or tube, and make it flat, and/or to become open like this; to tell something slowly step by step; time (days, months, years) passing’,

unrolling a carpet

e.g.

The tourist guide unrolled the large map of the fort and spread it on the ground for everybody to see it.

She unrolled the carpet on the floor to show the colourful pattern on it.

As the months unrolled, the lessons became more and more complicated and the students felt the stress of the heavy work they were subjected to.

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“Enrol” (verb ~~~  enrol – enrolled – enrolled – enrolling & “enroll” is the spelling used in American English) is ‘to make a person a member of a group officially; to get/arrange for somebody or oneself join a course, school, programme, etc.’,

(enrolling oneself for a programme)

e.g.

She decided to enrol on the English course.      {in American English, it is ‘… enroll in…’}

A great number of students enrolled for the summer camping programme.

[“Enrollee” is a person who officially joined a course or programme.  The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English – 1978 accepted both these spellings ‘enrol and enroll’ even in British English.]

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