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transitive verb
Date: 1940
1. to make plain <spelled out the orders in detail> 2. to write or print in letters and in full <numbers are to be spelled out>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spell out
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spell out — (something) to explain something in detail. Students have been given a fact sheet that spells out how AIDS is transferred. The company has a very strict dress code, and they spell it out for you when you start working there … New idioms dictionary
spell out — [v] clarify, explain break down, brief, clear up, clue in, decipher, decode, define, describe, diagram, draw a map*, expound, fill someone in*, get across*, go into detail, illustrate, interpret, justify, make plain*, point out, put across, put… … New thesaurus
spell out — index clarify, comment, define, describe, elucidate, enlighten, explain, explicate, exposit … Law dictionary
spell out — verb 1. make explicit; specify in detail (Freq. 8) You should spell out your demands • Hypernyms: ↑specify, ↑particularize, ↑particularise, ↑specialize, ↑specialise • … Useful english dictionary
spell out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spell out : present tense I/you/we/they spell out he/she/it spells out present participle spelling out past tense spelt out or spelled out past participle spelt out or spelled out 1) informal to say or explain … English dictionary
spell out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you spell something out, you explain it in detail or in a very clear way. [V P n (not pron)] Be assertive and spell out exactly how you feel... [V n P] How many times do I have to spell it out? 2) see spell 1) … English dictionary
spell out — verb a) To form (a word) from its component letters. He used Scrabble tiles to spell out I LOVE YOU . b) To explain in a simple and understandable manner. Im sorry but I cant spell it out for you, because the whole issue is not that simple. Syn:… … Wiktionary
spell out — phr verb Spell out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑detail … Collocations dictionary
spell out — allow us to spell out the plan in detail Syn: explain, make clear, make plain, elucidate, clarify; specify, itemize, detail, enumerate, list, expound, particularize, catalog … Thesaurus of popular words
spell out something — spell out (something) to explain something in detail. Students have been given a fact sheet that spells out how AIDS is transferred. The company has a very strict dress code, and they spell it out for you when you start working there … New idioms dictionary
spell out — Synonyms and related words: account for, adduce, allegorize, amplify, anatomize, atomize, circumstantiate, cite, clarify, clear up, complete, construe, crack, decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, descend to particulars, detail, document,… … Moby Thesaurus
