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to stenograph

to stenograph

9.4
To write what someone says in shorthand to record it quickly
  • verb
  • /ˈstɛnəˌgræf/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estenografiar
  • During the meeting, she stenographed every word for the official record.

Examples

  • Some court reporters stenograph testimony in real time to ensure accuracy.

  • He learned how to stenograph speeches for his job as a secretary.

  • She can stenograph the entire meeting.

  • Did you stenograph that important discussion?

  • During the meeting, she stenographed every word for the official record.

  • He learned how to stenograph speeches for his job as a secretary.

  • Some court reporters stenograph testimony in real time to ensure accuracy.

Surface Forms

stenograph infinitive
stenographed past
stenographed past participle
stenographing present participle
stenographs third person singular

Morphology

stenograph = graph (opaque) = steno + graph

The verb sense is still a technical shorthand-related use, so the meaning is not fully predictable from the parts for an average learner.

Etymology

Stenograph as a verb comes from Greek steno- 'narrow' and -graph 'write', so to stenograph is to write in a short, 'narrow' way — in other words, to record speech using shorthand. That's why saying someone 'stenographed' a speech means they wrote it down quickly using those special marks.