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Spell out

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Verb
  1. 1
    To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word. transitive

    "He used Scrabble tiles to spell out “I LOVE YOU”."

  2. 2
    orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of wordnet
  3. 3
    To replace an acronym with its expansion. transitive

    "To avoid crypticness for nonexpert readers, she spelled out the phrase, so that "tips about PrEP in the context of OHS for HCPs" became "tips about preexposure prophylaxis in the context of occupational health and safety for health care professionals"."

  4. 4
    make explicit; specify in detail wordnet
  5. 5
    To explain in clear and simple terms; to be explicit. transitive

    "Here is a brochure that spells out the benefits."

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  1. 6
    spell fully and without abbreviating wordnet

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