transliterate

trans·lit·er·ate

 (trăns-lĭt′ə-rāt′, trănz-)

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, lītera, letter + -ate.]

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trans·lit′er·a′tion (-ə-rā′shən) 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 λóγος can be transliterated as 'logos'.

[C19: trans- + -literate, from Latin līttera letter]

ˌtransliterˈation n

transˈliterˌator n

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trans•lit•er•ate

(trænsˈlɪt əˌreɪt, trænz-)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.

to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

[1860–65; trans- + Latin līter(a) letter + -ate¹]

trans•lit`er•a′tion, n.

trans•lit′er•a`tor, n.

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transliterate

Past participle: transliterated
Gerund: transliterating

Imperative

transliterate

transliterate

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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"

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Translations

transliterovat

trasliterar

translitteroida

translittérer

traslitterare

transliteruoti

transliterar

транслитерация

transliterate

[trænzˈlɪtəreɪt] VT → transcribir

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transliterate

vt → transliterieren

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transliterate

[trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt] vt → traslitterare

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