verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (into sth) to record thoughts, speech or data in a written form, or in a different written form from the original:
Clerks transcribe everything that is said in court. * The interview was recorded and then transcribed. * How many official documents have been transcribed into Braille for blind people?
2 (technical) to show the sounds of speech using a special PHONETIC alphabet
3 ~ sth (for sth) to write a piece of music in a different form so that it can be played by another musical instrument or sung by another voice:
a piano piece transcribed for the guitar
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