spell out
English
Verb
spell out (third-person singular simple present spells out, present participle spelling out, simple past and past participle spelled out)
- (transitive) To form (a word) from its component letters.
- He used Scrabble tiles to spell out "I LOVE YOU".
- (transitive) 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.