Meaning & use
transcribe
To write down or type spoken words exactly, or to convert something into a different written form.
See it in a sentence
She transcribed the entire interview word for word before writing her article.
The software can transcribe a voice memo into text within a few seconds.
A note on using this word
Transcribe usually implies accurate, verbatim conversion of speech or audio, unlike 'summarize', which condenses the content.
Words with a similar meaning
recordwrite out
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