Definition of transliterate Transliterate

trans•lit•er•ate

We found 6 definitions of transliterate from 6 different sources.

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What does transliterate mean?

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Verb

transliterates, transliterating, transliterated  

transliterate - rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
  transcribe
  rewrite write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
  romanise, romanize, latinise, latinize write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names"
  braille transcribe in braille
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • transliterate (v. t.)
    To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of English letters.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • transliterate
    To rewrite in a different script.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • transliterate
    trans-lit′e-rāt, v.t. to express the words of one language in the alphabetic characters of another.—ns. Transliterā′tion; Translit′erātor

Part of speech

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  • transliterate, verb, present, 1st person singular of transliterate (infinitive).
  • transliterate, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Sign Language

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