Definition of: transcribe

(tran·skrīb′) v.t. ·scribed, ·scrib·ing
1. To write over again; copy or recopy in handwriting or typewriting from an original or from shorthand notes.
2. Telecom. To make an electrical recording of for use on a later radio program.
3. To adapt (a musical composition) for a change of instrument or voice. [<L transcribere <trans- over + scribere write]
—tran·scrib′a·ble adjective
—tran·scrib′er noun