transcribe

/trænˈskraɪb/
verb
  1. To write down or record something exactly as it was said or played.
    • The journalist had to transcribe the entire interview for the article.
    • She learned to transcribe music by ear, writing down the notes she heard.
    • The secretary will transcribe the meeting notes from the recording.
  2. To rewrite or copy text from one form to another, such as from handwriting to print.
    • Students were asked to transcribe the poem from the board into their notebooks.
    • He used software to transcribe the PDF into a Word document.
    • The archivist had to transcribe the old handwritten letters into digital format.
  3. In biology, to make an RNA copy of a DNA sequence.
    • The enzyme RNA polymerase helps transcribe the genetic code.
    • During protein synthesis, cells transcribe DNA into messenger RNA.
    • Scientists study how viruses transcribe their genetic material inside host cells.