spell out

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verb

1. make explicit;
specify in detail (Freq. 8)
- You should spell out your demands
• Hypernyms:
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. spell fully and without abbreviating
- Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?
• Hypernyms:
spell, write
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
- How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer
• Syn:
spell
• Derivationally related forms:
speller (for: spell), spelling (for: spell)
• Hypernyms:
recite
• Hyponyms:
misspell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something