English verb: spell out | |||
1. | spell out (communication) make explicit; specify in detail | ||
Samples | You should spell out your demands. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify | ||
2. | spell out (creation) spell fully and without abbreviating | ||
Samples | Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spell, write | ||
3. | spell out (communication) orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of | ||
Samples | How do you spell this word?. We had to spell out our names for the police officer. | ||
Synonyms | spell | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | recite | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | misspell | ||