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trans·lit·er·ate  (trns-lt-rt, trnz-)

tr.v. trans·lit·er·at·ed, trans·lit·er·at·ing, trans·lit·er·ates

To represent (letters or words) in the corresponding characters of another alphabet.

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[trans- + Latin littera, ltera, letter + -ate.]

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trans·liter·ation (--rshn) n.

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transliterate [trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt]

vb

(Linguistics) (tr) to transcribe (a word, etc., in one alphabet) into corresponding letters of another alphabet the Greek word λογοσ can be transliterated as ``logos''

[trans- + -literate, from Latin līttera letter]

transliteration  n

transliterator  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

transliterate - rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated" transcribe Latinise, Latinize, Romanise, Romanize - write in the Latin alphabet; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" braille - transcribe in braille rewrite - write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"

Translations

transliterate [trænzˈlɪtəreɪt] VT → transcribir

transliterate

vt → transliterieren

transliterate [trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt] vt → traslitterare

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transliterate [trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt] vt → traslitterare