transliterate

[ trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈlɪt əˌreɪt, trænz- /
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verb (used with object), trans·lit·er·at·ed, trans·lit·er·at·ing.

to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.

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Origin of transliterate

1860–65; trans- + Latin līter(a) letter1 + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM transliterate

trans·lit·er·a·tion, nountrans·lit·er·a·tor, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH transliterate

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Words nearby transliterate

translation, translation dictionary, translation of axes, translative, translator, transliterate, translocate, translocation, translocation down syndrome, translucent, translucid
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Words related to transliterate

reproduce, deliver, interpret, translate, rewrite, duplicate, decipher, reprint, convert, transcribe, render, put, turn, resolve, transpose, state, reword, pass, restate, paraphrase

Example sentences from the Web for transliterate

  • The 114 author is apparently unable to transliterate properly the Old English names.

    The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker

British Dictionary definitions for transliterate

transliterate
/ (trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to transcribe (a word, etc, in one alphabet) into corresponding letters of another alphabetthe Greek word λογοσ can be transliterated as ``logos''

Derived forms of transliterate

transliteration, nountransliterator, noun

Word Origin for transliterate

C19: trans- + -literate, from Latin līttera letter
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