Definitions for: Transliterate

[v] rewrite in a different script;"The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"

Webster (1913) Definition: Trans*lit"er*ate, v. 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.

Synonyms: transcribe

See Also: braille, Latinise, Latinize, rewrite, Romanise, Romanize