retransliterate
retransliterate verb: to transliterate again.
Verb
retransliterate (third-person singular simple present retransliterates, present participle retransliterating, simple past and past participle retransliterated)
- To transliterate again.
- To take a word, name, spelling, etc., which has been transliterated from one language to another, and transliterate it back to the first language, using standard transliteration rules instead of merely returning it to its original form.
Forms of retransliterate
| third-person singular present | retransliterates |
|---|---|
| present participle | retransliterating |
| past participle | retransliterated |
| past | retransliterated |
Origin of retransliterate
From re- + transliterate.
Questions about retransliterate
- What does retransliterate mean?
- Retransliterate means to transliterate again.
- What part of speech is retransliterate?
- Retransliterate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of retransliterate?
- The past tense of retransliterate is retransliterated.
Words near retransliterate in the dictionary
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