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verb (tr, adverb)

to put into writing or reproduce in full form in writing

to exhaust (oneself or one's creativity) by excessive writing

to remove (a character) from a television or radio series

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby write out

write-down, write-in, write-in candidate, write-off, write one's own ticket, write out, write-protect, writer, writerly, writer's block, writer's cramp

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How to use write out in a sentence

When I want to think deeply, I write out my thoughts as long-form narratives or do mind mapping on my computer.
Wired Executives Find that Disconnecting Can Help Spur Creativity|Beth Comstock|October 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On a slip or paper they write out a resolution they think the person whose name they have drawn should make.
New Year’s Resolutions Always Disappoint, So Let’s Try Something Else|Emrys Westacott|January 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Stop puttering around, sit down at your desk, and write out the speech or practice the sonata 100 times.
Advice From the Oldest Americans|Casey Schwartz|October 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Hillary is known to write out personal checks to charities for women's issues when moved by what she has heard.
The Stingiest Politicians|The Daily Beast|April 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

I take it for granted that it will really be so, and that you were too lazy to write out the context.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Mr Aldis counselled him not to learn his speeches, but to write out and commit to memory certain passages and the peroration.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Ladies write out these authorisations by means of type-writing machines: their fingers work the machine with astounding rapidity.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay
Then with a slobbering fountain-pen and a few exclamations he proceeded to write out a rather large check and a very small note.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
The master had given me a heavy imposition, 500 lines or thereabouts to write out.
Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music|Charles Gounod

Other Idioms and Phrases with write out

write out

Express in writing, especially in full form. For example, Write out your request on this form, or No abbreviations allowed; you have to write everything out. [Mid-1500s]

write oneself out. Exhaust one's energies or abilities by writing too much, as in He's been doing a novel a year for ages, but now he's written himself out. [Early 1800s]

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