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Definitions for transcribe
trænˈskraɪbtran·scribe
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Princeton's WordNet
transcribeverb
write out from speech, notes, etc.
"Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
transliterate, transcribeverb
rewrite in a different script
"The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
transcribeverb
rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
transcribeverb
make a phonetic transcription of
"The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
transcribeverb
convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
Wiktionary
transcribeverb
To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to another representation. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
transcribeverb
To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
The doctor made several recordings today which she will transcribe into medical reports tomorrow.
transcribeverb
To transfer data from one recording media to another.
transcribeverb
To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
transcribeverb
To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
transcribeverb
To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
Etymology: From transcribo, from trans + scribo; see scribe.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Transcribeverb
To copy; to write from an exemplar.
Etymology: transcribo, Lat. transcrire, Fr.
He was the original of all those inventions from which others did but transcribe copies. Edward Hyde.
The most rigid exactors of mere outward purity do but transcribe the folly of him who pumps very laboriously in a ship, yet neglects to stop the leak. Decay of Piety.
If we imitate their repentance as we transcribe their faults, we shall be received with the same mercy. John Rogers.
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transcribe
Transcribe refers to the action of converting or recording something (such as speech, piece of music, or data) from one format to another, typically from an audio or visual source into written or digital text format. It's a systematic process of interpreting and writing out spoken language, music notes, or any other form of information.
Webster Dictionary
Transcribeverb
to write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Transcribe
tran-skrīb′, v.t. to write over from one book into another: to copy.—ns. Transcrib′er; Trans′cript, that which is transcribed: a copy; Transcrip′tion, the act of copying: a transcript: a copy.—adjs. Transcrip′tional; Transcrip′tive.—adv. Transcrip′tively. [L. transcribĕre, -scriptum—trans, over, scribĕre, to write.]
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The numerical value of transcribe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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