write out
Britishverb
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to put into writing or reproduce in full form in writing
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to exhaust (oneself or one's creativity) by excessive writing
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to remove (a character) from a television or radio series
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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]
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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]
Example Sentences
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"Just like sighted students write out their calculations in pencil, we enter them in braille on the Hansone to follow the steps," he said.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
In this setup, the boss would write out concrete goals for the worker to hit and outline the steps needed to get there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
On the level of feeling comfortable writing a movie like this, it was probably not a movie I would write out of the blue without a source or adapt it for anyone but Luca.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024
The authors instructed physicians to write out and justify their differential diagnoses at each stage.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2024
I write out his name, letter by letter—ALFREDO—and show him how to pronounce the vowels and the consonants.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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