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Synonyms for transcribe

Verb

1. transcribe, write down, set down, get down, put down
usage: write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
2. transliterate, transcribe, rewrite
usage: rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
3. transcribe, adapt, accommodate
usage: rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
4. transcribe, rewrite
usage: make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"
5. transcribe, convert
usage: convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
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