■ verb
1》 put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form.
2》 transliterate (foreign characters) or write or type out (shorthand, notes, etc.) into ordinary characters or full sentences.
3》 arrange (a piece of music) for a different instrument, voice, etc.
4》 Biochemistry synthesize (RNA) using a template of existing DNA (or vice versa), so that the genetic information is copied.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~re , from trans- 'across' + scribere 'write'.