Transcribe — Tran*scribe (tr[a^]n*skr[imac]b ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transcribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transcribing}.] [L. transcribere, transcriptum; trans across, over + scribere to write. See {Scribe}.] To write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transcribe — index copy, enter (record) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 transcribe … Law dictionary
transcribe — (v.) 1550s, from L. transcribere to copy, write again in another place, write over, transfer, from trans over (see TRANS (Cf. trans )) + scribere write (see SCRIPT (Cf. script)). To do it poorly is to transcribble (1746). Related: Transcribed;… … Etymology dictionary
transcribe — [v] transfer to another medium copy out, decipher, duplicate, engross, interpret, note, record, render, reprint, reproduce, rewrite, set out, take down, tape, tape record, transfer, translate, transliterate, write out; concepts 79,125,171 … New thesaurus
transcribe — ► VERB 1) put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form. 2) make a copy of, especially in another alphabet or language. 3) arrange (a piece of music) for a different instrument, voice, etc. DERIVATIVES transcriber noun. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
transcribe — [tran skrīb′] vt. transcribed, transcribing [L transcribere: see TRANS & SCRIBE] 1. to write out or type out in full (shorthand notes, a speech, etc.) 2. to represent (speech sounds) in phonetic or phonemic symbols 3. to translate or… … English World dictionary
transcribe — v. 1) (D; tr.) to transcribe from; to (to transcribe testimony from a tape) 2) (D; intr., tr.) to transcribe in (to transcribe speech in phonetic script) * * * [træn skraɪb] to (to transcribe testimony from a tape) (D; tr.) to transcribe from (D; … Combinatory dictionary
transcribe — [[t]trænskra͟ɪb[/t]] transcribes, transcribing, transcribed 1) VERB If you transcribe a speech or text, you write it out in a different form from the one in which it exists, for example by writing it out in full from notes or from a tape… … English dictionary
transcribe — UK [trænˈskraɪb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms transcribe : present tense I/you/we/they transcribe he/she/it transcribes present participle transcribing past tense transcribed past participle transcribed 1) to write, type, or record something … English dictionary
transcribe — /trænˈskraɪb / (say tran skruyb) verb (t) (transcribed, transcribing) 1. to make a copy of in writing: to transcribe a document. 2. to reproduce in writing or print as from speech. 3. to write out in other characters; transliterate: to transcribe …
