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trans⋅lit⋅er⋅ate

  [trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz-]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
Origin:
1860–65; trans- + L līter(a) letter 1 + -ate 1

Related forms:
trans⋅lit⋅er⋅a⋅tion, noun
trans⋅lit⋅er⋅a⋅tor, noun
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trans·lit·er·ate   (trāns-lĭt'ə-rāt', trānz-)   
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.

[trans- + Latin littera, lītera, letter + -ate1.]
trans·lit'er·a'tion (-ə-rā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Transliteration

Trans*lit`er*a"tion\, n. The act or product of transliterating, or of expressing words of a language by means of the characters of another alphabet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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