Main Entry: tran·scribe

Pronunciation: \tran(t)-ˈskrīb\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): tran·scribed; tran·scrib·ing

Etymology: Latin transcribere, from trans- + scribere to write — more at scribe

Date: 1552

1 a : to make a written copy of b : to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (as a typewriter) c : to paraphrase or summarize in writing d : write down, record
2 a : to represent (speech sounds) by means of phonetic symbols b : translate 2a c : to transfer (data) from one recording form to another d : to record (as on magnetic tape) for later broadcast
3 : to make a musical transcription of
4 : to cause (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription

— tran·scrib·er noun