write out

verb

wrote out; written out; writing out; writes out

transitive verb

: to write especially in a full and complete form

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The best concepts were then written out in prose before screenwriters took over to craft teleplays. Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024 And the script was fully written out in French, English and Spanish. Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 On social media, the 56-year-old spoke from the heart, writing out what the legendary founder of VIBE Magazine means to him on a personal level. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024 But, because Carlson’s Razor requires a unified narrative with a clear villain, complexity must be written out of the story. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for write out 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of write out was in the 15th century

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“Write out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20out. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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