transcribe
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
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to make an exact copy of (a document, text, etc.).
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to write out in another language or alphabet; translate or transliterate.
to transcribe Chinese into English characters.
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Phonetics. to represent (speech sounds) in written phonetic or phonemic symbols.
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Radio. to make a recording of (a program, announcement, etc.) for broadcasting.
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Music. to arrange (a composition) for a medium other than that for which it was originally written.
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Genetics. to effect genetic transcription of (a DNA molecule template).
verb
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to write, type, or print out fully from speech, notes, etc
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to make a phonetic transcription of
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to transliterate or translate
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to make an electrical recording of (a programme or speech) for a later broadcast
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music to rewrite (a piece of music) for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended; arrange
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computing
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to transfer (information) from one storage device, such as punched cards, to another, such as magnetic tape
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to transfer (information) from a computer to an external storage device
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(usually passive) biochem to convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, esp messenger RNA See also genetic code translate
Other Word Forms
- mistranscribe verb (used with object)
- nontranscribing adjective
- pretranscribe verb (used with object)
- retranscribe verb (used with object)
- transcribable adjective
- transcriber noun
- untranscribed adjective
Etymology
Origin of transcribe
First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin trānscrībere “to copy off,” literally, “to write across,” from trāns- trans- + scrībere “to write” ( scribe 1 )
Example Sentences
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It was signed by 16 members of Congress and requested Andrew sit for a "transcribed interview".
From BBC
The data will be open access, allowing developers to build tools that translate, transcribe and respond in African languages.
From BBC
Daniels transcribed the conversation on his new Web site.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s constantly speaking; our job is to be alive to transcribe its lessons, metabolize them through our process and put them onscreen as best we can.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s not my job to translate for Western readers — but to transcribe my ancestors’ voices.
From Los Angeles Times
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