spell out
verb- To form (a word) from letters; say the letters in a word. · He used Scrabble tiles to spell out “I LOVE YOU”.
- To replace an abbreviation with its unabbreviated form, such an acronym with its expansion.
- To explain in clear and simple terms; to be explicit. · Here is a brochure that spells out the benefits.
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