transitive verb transcribed -·scribed′, transcribing -·scrib′·ing

1. to write out or type out in full (shorthand notes, a speech, etc.)
2. to represent (speech sounds) in phonetic or phonemic symbols
3. to translate or transliterate
4. to arrange or adapt (a piece of music) for an instrument, voice, or ensemble other than that for which it was originally written
5. to make a recording
6. Cytology to convert (DNA, genes, etc.) into RNA, esp. messenger RNA

Etymology: L transcribere: see trans- & scribe