Synonyms for spell out
spell out

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1. spell outverb

   Synonyms:
   spell

2. spell outverb

   To form (a word) from its component letters.

   He used Scrabble tiles to spell out I LOVE YOU.

   Synonyms:
   spell

3. spell outverb

   To explain in a simple and understandable manner.

   I'm sorry but I can't spell it out for you, because the whole issue is not that simple.

   Synonyms:
   spell

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1. spell outverb

   make explicit; specify in detail

   "You should spell out your demands"

   Synonyms:
   spell

2. spell outverb

   spell fully and without abbreviating

   "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?"

   Synonyms:
   spell

3. spell, spell outverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   import, spell, write

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1. spell out

   Synonyms:
   interpret, decipher, unfold, read, unriddle, unravel, find out, make out

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How to use spell out in a sentence?

1. Peter Szijjarto:

   It is legitimate from an EU member state to spell out reform proposals, one of the most important merits of the EU is that it has very serious achievements, a part of which are related to a high level of freedom in the movement of labor.

2. Another NBA team official:

   The thing that I struggle with understanding is the whole point of having all these health protocols is to keep players safe, right? Why are there layers to this? If you spell out the rules and the players violate them, why would you (then) risk exposing them to their teammates? the NBA is trying to have it both ways. They are taking this [coronavirus] seriously; they have from the jump. But they want the players to not feel too restricted by the rules. What you wind up doing, you create more confusion to a process that's already kind of confusing because everything changes so quickly when it comes to what you can do and what you can't.

3. Guillaume Debré:

   They are markings on sacred stones, that spell out hate and in this country, we understand what that means and what it can lead to, to my daughters it's just a peaceful area where their family comes from. It's difficult for them to understand that their family, that their grave has become a target of hate.

4. Stanley Kubrick:

   You're free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film—and such speculation is one indication that it has succeeded in gripping the audience at a deep level—but I don't want to spell out a verbal road map for 2001 that every viewer will feel obligated to pursue or else fear he's missed the point.

5. Antony Blinken:

   Minsk does not spell out some issues of sequencing when it comes to the steps that the parties need to take.