transcribe

Transcribe is defined as to write out in full or to arrange a piece of music for use by a different instrument.

(verb)

An example of transcribe is to rewrite written notes into a summary of a meeting.
An example of transcribe is to arrange a piece of violin music for use by a flute.

See transcribe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: L transcribere: see trans- & scribe

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See transcribe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb tran·scribed, tran·scrib·ing, tran·scribes

To make a full written or typewritten copy of (dictated material, for example).
Computer Science To transfer (information) from one recording and storing system to another.
Music
a. To adapt or arrange (a composition) for a voice or instrument other than the original.
b. To translate (a composition) from one notational system to another.
c. To reduce (live or recorded music) to notation.
To record, usually on tape, for broadcast at a later date.
Linguistics To represent (speech sounds) by phonetic symbols.
To translate or transliterate.
Biology To cause (DNA) to undergo transcription.