SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
transcribe
verb
To make a written copy of speech or other material.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Put into written form
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Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topTranscribe records spoken or other material in writing. Transliterate changes writing systems rather than translating meaning; notate often applies to music or specialized symbols.
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See transcribe in use
The archivist will transcribe the recorded interviews.
A recorder had to transcribe the captain cards' handwritten instructions into a clean typed log before the next group used the model.
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