transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)-ˈskrīb 
transcribed; transcribing
1
a
: to make a written copy of
b
: to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (such 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
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 (DNA or RNA) to undergo genetic transcription
transcriber
noun
Examples of transcribe in a Sentence
He transcribed all of his great-grandfather's letters.
The senator's speech was transcribed.
a Mozart string quartet transcribed for piano
a system that allows linguists to transcribe the sounds of any language
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In its quest to transcribe historic documents, the National Archives is looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: reading cursive.
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
His latest book tells the story of a Lutheran priest in the early-20th-century American West who has transcribed the life of a vampire.
—Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Life after Life Tony Parker, 1990 Parker recorded interviews with 12 British men and women who had been convicted of murder, then transcribed and edited their words to create a series of extraordinary first-person narratives.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Having never learned to type, Hill wrote in long hand using a pencil and someone else had to transcribe his work for print.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
His latest book tells the story of a Lutheran priest in the early-20th-century American West who has transcribed the life of a vampire.
—Michael Schaub, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Life after Life Tony Parker, 1990 Parker recorded interviews with 12 British men and women who had been convicted of murder, then transcribed and edited their words to create a series of extraordinary first-person narratives.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Having never learned to type, Hill wrote in long hand using a pencil and someone else had to transcribe his work for print.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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transcribe
verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)s-ˈkrīb
transcribed; transcribing
1
a
: to make a written copy of
b
: to make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) by hand or on a machine (as a typewriter)
2
: to represent speech sounds with phonetic symbols
transcriber
noun
Medical Definition
transcribe
transitive verb
tran·scribe
tran(t)s-ˈkrīb
transcribed; transcribing
: to cause (as DNA) to undergo genetic transcription
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