1put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form:each interview was taped and transcribed transliterate (foreign characters) or write or type out (shorthand, notes, or other abbreviated forms) into ordinary characters or full sentences: the court was adjourned so that they could transcribe their notes
2arrange (a piece of music) for a different instrument, voice, or group of these:his largest early work was transcribed for organ
3 Biochemistry synthesize (RNA) using a template of existing DNA (or vice versa), so that the genetic information is copied: polymerases transcribe it into a long RNA molecule
