Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb transcribe
5 senses of transcribe
Sense 1
transcribe -- (write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe")
=> write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)
Sense 2
transliterate, transcribe -- (rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated")
=> rewrite -- (write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis")
Sense 3
transcribe -- (rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended)
=> adapt, accommodate -- (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country")
Sense 4
transcribe -- (make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant")
=> rewrite -- (write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis")
Sense 5
transcribe -- (convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA)
=> convert -- (change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers")
Antonyms of adj transcribed
1 sense of transcribed
Sense 1
canned, transcribed -- (recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; "canned laughter")
INDIRECT (VIA recorded) -> live, unrecorded -- (actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience")
Similarity of adj transcribed
1 sense of transcribed
Sense 1
canned, transcribed -- (recorded for broadcast; "a transcribed announcement"; "canned laughter")
=> recorded (vs. live) -- (set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction; "recorded music")