trænˈskɹaɪb tɹænzˈlɪtəɹeɪt convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA rewrite in a different script The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated make a phonetic transcription of The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant write out from speech, notes, etc. Transcribe the oral history of this tribe rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended