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Transcribe Definition & Meaning

transcribe
verb
  1. write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
  2. rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
  3. rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
  4. make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
  5. convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

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What does transcribe mean?
write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe" rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated" rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant" convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
What part of speech is transcribe?
Transcribe is a verb.
How many definitions does transcribe have?
Transcribe has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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