v.
Pronunciation: tran(t)- ' skr ī b
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: 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