transcribe

Universal Words 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