TRANSCRIBE

/trænˈskɹaɪb/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 17

Scrabble letter values: T1R1A1N1S1C3R1I1B3E1 = 14

Definition

  1. verb write out from speech, notes, etc..
  2. verb rewrite in a different script. — synonyms: transliterate
  3. verb rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended.
  4. verb make a phonetic transcription of.
  5. verb convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA.

Examples

  • “Transcribe the oral history of this tribe”
  • “The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated”
  • “The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant”

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