spell out

verbs

make explicit; specify in detail
"You should spell out your demands"
spell out
is a type of (narrower)
be specific about
"Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify
spell fully and without abbreviating
"Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?"
spell out
is a type of (narrower)
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"
spell, write
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"
spell, spell out