transcribe
What is the opposite of transcribe? Here is what we hold, with its meaning and related words.
Verb — To write out in full what is said in speech or on a recording.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To write out in full what is said in speech or on a recording.
“It took her four hours to transcribe the interview.”
2. verb
To copy something out in written form, or to convert it into another script or notation.
“The monks transcribed the manuscripts by hand.”
How to use transcribe
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
transcribe an interview
transcribe a recording
automatically transcribed
transcribe DNA
Neutral. The noun is transcription and the written result is a transcript.
Etymology
From Latin transcribere, from trans- 'across' and scribere 'to write'.
Full origin of transcribe →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between transcribe and translate?
Transcribing converts speech or one written form into another written form in the same language — for example turning an audio recording into text. Translating converts meaning from one language into another. A recorded Spanish interview can be transcribed into Spanish text and then translated into English.
What is the difference between transcribe and transliterate?
Transliteration swaps the letters of one script for those of another, letter by letter, without regard to how the word sounds to a native speaker. Transcription aims to represent the actual sounds. Both are used for names moving between alphabets, which is why one name can appear in several spellings.
What does transcription mean in biology?
It is the first step of gene expression, in which an enzyme reads a stretch of DNA and builds a matching strand of messenger RNA. That RNA is then translated into a protein, so biology reuses both words in a way that parallels their ordinary meanings.
