transliterate
verb (used with object)
to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.
have transliterated
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present perfectof transliterate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They have transliterated the Hebrew word Jehovah; so they have taken sides in a controversy where scholars have room to differ.
From Study of the King James Bible by Cleland Boyd McAfee
This preserves readability and doesn't require funny encoding, but in a sense violates the author's "original intent"—the author could have transliterated the word in the first place but chose not to.
From People of Africa by Edith A. How
I have transliterated Syöjätär, the name of the dread Finnish witch, as Suyettar.
From Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Parker Fillmore
