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Definition transcribe in American English

transcribe verb

[transitive] verb
/trænˈskraɪb/
1

to write, type, or record something exactly as it was said

Example

I was transcribing their testimony for the court records.

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2

to change music so that a different instrument can play it

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4

to write something written in the alphabet of one language using the alphabet of another language

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Definition transcribe in American English