spell out

Verb
  1. Make explicit;
    Specify in detail (synset 201007949)
    "You should spell out your demands"
    is a type of: particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about
  2. Spell fully and without abbreviating (synset 201704008)
    "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?"
    is a type of: spell, write - write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
  3. Orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of (synset 200939909)
    "How do you spell this word?"; "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"
    is a type of: recite - repeat aloud from memory
    subtypes: misspell - spell incorrectly
    same as: spell

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