I. tranzˈkrī, traan-, -n(t)ˈsk- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin transcribere, from trans- + scribere to write — more at scribe
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make a written copy of
scrupulously transcribed from the surviving manuscripts of the war years — D.C.Mearns
b. : to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or especially on a typewriter
taking dictation in the mornings, transcribing correspondence in the afternoons — Jean Holloway
take letters down in shorthand or on the dictating machine and transcribe them on the typewriter — E.M.Robinson
specifically : to read aloud (shorthand notes)
lay aside this book and orally transcribe your shorthand notes — Law Stenographer
c. : to reproduce in writing by more or less exact quotation : paraphrase , summarize
I need not transcribe any more of this part of the séance — Beverley Nichols
what he expressed as a mere surmise was transcribed by others as a positive statement — Richard Semon
d. : to write down : record
a unique achievement in the amazing fidelity with which it transcribes the life and mentality of an alien people — Amy Loveman
if one looks the jungle straight in the face and transcribes what is seen — William Beebe
is endowed with … an unerring ear for transcribing speech — Angel Flores
2. obsolete : ascribe , impute
3.
a.
(1) : transliterate
the larger part … would be unintelligible if transcribed in an alphabet or syllabary — K.S.Latourette
transcribed into Cyrillic characters from the original Glagolitic — R.G.A.DeBray
his hobby is transcribing books into braille — New York Herald Tribune
(2) : to represent (speech sounds) by means of phonetic symbols
the letter b transcribe s Greek beta, which represented a phoneme with both stop and spirant allophones — W.G.Moulton
(3) : to arrange (the letters of a cryptogram) by a prescribed route or system
there are 39 routes by which the letters in the rectangle might have been transcribed to form the cryptogram — J.M.Wolfe
b. : translate 2a
transcribed English hymns into German — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania
c. : to transfer or convey (as information) from one recording form to another
the account number could then be transcribed to the receiving ticket — H.D.McGuigan
reproducers automatically transcribe punching from one card to another — H.C.Zeisig & P.T.Martin
4. obsolete : copy , imitate
5. : to make a musical transcription of
originally written for organ, the work was transcribed for symphony orchestra — Current Biography
6.
a. : to broadcast (a radio or television program) by electrical transcription
b. : to record (as on magnetic tape) for later broadcast
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to make a copy of something in writing
shall begin to transcribe again and polish — T.B.Macaulay
b. : to reproduce in writing dictated or recorded matter
ability to take dictation easily and transcribe accurately on the typewriter — Gregg Dictation Simplified
the belts are mailed to the … office for transcribing — Dun's Review
c. : to write down, set forth, or produce a factual or objective representation
some transcribe directly from nature — Thomas Munro
no artist is content to transcribe — New Mexico Quarterly
2. : translate 1 a
this question of whether they should … transcribe into modern idiom — H.L.Savage
II. transitive verb
: to cause (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription