Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spell_out

3 senses of spell out

Sense 1
spell out -- (make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands")
       => specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise -- (be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?")

Sense 2
spell out -- (spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?")
       => spell, write -- (write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter")

Sense 3
spell, spell out -- (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")
       => recite -- (repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day")