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Transliterate

Trans-lit′er-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[Pref.
trans-
+ L.
litera
,
littera
letter.]
To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet;
as, to
transliterate
Sanskrit words by means of English letters
.
A. J. Ellis.

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transliterate

transliterate

English

Verb

transliterate (third-person singular simple present transliterates, present participle transliterating, simple past and past participle transliterated)

  1. (transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.

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  • transliterate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • transliterate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911