tran(t)ˈslid.əˌrāt, traan-, -nzˈl-, -itəˌ, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: trans- + Latin litera letter + English -ate — more at letter
1. : to represent or spell (words, letters, or characters of one language) in the letters or characters of another language or alphabet
transliterate Sanskrit words with roman letters
the New Testament was transliterated into rabbinic characters — B.M.Metzger
2. : translate 2a
the ability of a restaurant waiter to transliterate orders into a language understood only by himself and the cook — Coronet