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Transcribe

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Verb

1. transcribe

write out from speech, notes, etc.

Example Sentences:
'Transcribe the oral history of this tribe'

2. transcribe, transliterate

rewrite in a different script

Example Sentences:
'The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated'

3. transcribe

rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

4. transcribe

make a phonetic transcription of

Example Sentences:
'The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant'

5. transcribe

convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Transcribe

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to write, type, or print out fully from speech, notes, etc
2. 
to make a phonetic transcription of
3. 
to transliterate or translate
4. 
to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast
5. music
to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended; arrange
6. computing
a. 
to transfer (information) from one storage device, such as punched cards, to another, such as magnetic tape
b. 
to transfer (information) from a computer to an external storage device
7. (usually passive) biochemistry
to convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, esp messenger RNA
See also genetic code, translate (sense 6)

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Transcribe

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verb transitiveWord forms: tranˈscribed or tranˈscribing
1. 
to write out or type out in full (shorthand notes, a speech, etc.)
2. 
to represent (speech sounds) in phonetic or phonemic symbols
3. 
to translate or transliterate
4. 
to arrange or adapt (a piece of music) for an instrument, voice, or ensemble other than that for which it was originally written
5. 
to make a recording of (a radio or TV program, commercial, etc.) for broadcast at a later time
6.  Cytology
to convert (DNA, genes, etc.) into RNA, esp. messenger RNA

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Transcribe

see synonyms of transcribe
tr.v. tran·scribed, tran·scrib·ing, tran·scribes
1. To make a full written or typewritten copy of (dictated material, for example).
2. Computers To transfer (information) from one recording and storing system to another.
3. Music
a. To adapt or arrange (a composition) for a voice or instrument other than the original.
b. To translate (a composition) from one notational system to another.
c. To reduce (live or recorded music) to notation.
4. To record, usually on tape, for broadcast at a later date.
5. Linguistics To represent (speech sounds) by phonetic symbols.
6. To translate or transliterate.
7. Biology To cause (DNA) to undergo transcription.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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