write out

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Write out means to put into written form, especially fully or completely.

You write out a check by filling in all its fields.

You write out directions so someone can follow them.

To write out a word is to spell it in full rather than abbreviate: Write out "versus" instead of using "vs."

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enter · unabbreviated · expand · log · fill in the blanks · longform · elaborate · indite · cheque · draft · explain · record · issue · dictate · take dictation · ink · script · register

Opposites
completeness of written form

write outabbreviate

Reduce word length

shorten · condense · abridge · truncate · shorthand

inclusion vs. exclusion

write outwrite in

Ballot addition by voter

include · insert · keep in · reinstate · incorporate

creation vs. destruction of text

write outerase

Remove recorded marks

delete · cross out · strike out · rub out · scratch out

Family

write, out, writer, writing, written, wrote, handwriting, rewrite, writes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G