write out
verb
Simple meaning
To remove by writing the script so as to explain their disappearance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
rytowtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹaɪˈtaʊt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
chiefly television or radio
To remove (a character in a fictional series such as a TV show) by writing the script so as to explain their disappearance (through death, moving away, etc.).
transitive
To write at full length or in expanded form.
transitive
To write or fill out (a ticket or citation).
To exclude from a narrative or history.
intransitive
To exhaust one's mental capacity by too much writing.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: To remove (a character in a fictional series such as a TV show) by writing the script so as to explain their disappearance (through death, moving away, etc.).
Used this way, write out is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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