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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

First recorded 1860–65; trans- + Latin lītter(a), litter(a) letter1 + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM transliterate

trans·lit·er·a·tion [trans-lit-uh-rey-shuhn, tranz-], /trænsˌlɪt əˈreɪ ʃən, trænz-/, nountrans·lit·er·a·tor, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH transliterate

translate, transliterate

Words nearby transliterate

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Words related to transliterate

reproduce, deliver, interpret, translate, rewrite, duplicate, decipher, write out, reprint, convert, transcribe, render, put, spell out, turn, resolve, work out, transpose, state, reword

How to use transliterate in a sentence

  • 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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