English dictionary

transliterate

/tr/&/nz'l/I/t/@/,r/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

rewrite in a different script

verb.communication

Examples
The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated.

Synonyms transcribe

Source: WordNet 3.0
To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet; as, to <i>transliterate</i> Sanskrit words by means of English letters.

verb

Source: webster1913