tran·scribe [ tran skrb ](past and past participletran·scribed, present participletran·scrib·ing, 3rd person present singulartran·scribes)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. copy something: to write out an exact copy of something
2. expand something in writing: to write something out in full from notes or shorthand
3. translate something: to translate or transliterate something
4. phonetics write sounds phonetically: to write speech sounds phonetically
5. music rearrange music: to arrange a piece of music for a different instrument, voice, or combination
6. broadcasting record something for later broadcasting: to record something so that it can be broadcast at a later time
7. broadcasting broadcast something transcribed: to broadcast something that has been transcribed earlier
8. comput transfer something to other storage format: to transfer information from one way of storing it on computer to another, or from a computer to an external storage device
9. genetics convert code for transmission to RNA: to convert the genetic code carried by DNA into an equivalent form carried by a molecule of messenger RNA
10. genetics convert genetic code into DNA molecule: to convert the genetic code carried by the RNA of a retrovirus into a molecule of DNA
[Mid-16th century. < Latin transcribere "copy, convey" < scribere "write"]
