traduce
verb (used with object)
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame.
had traduced
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past perfectof traduce.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He accused senators investigating the UN Oil-for-Food programme of being "cavalier" with justice, saying they had "traduced" his name.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
But Tony Badenoch QC, the prosecutor at Beech's trial, said the defendant had "traduced reputations" with the "the most lurid accusations".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2020
Shortly after his arrival at court he was met face to face by the Earl of Ormond,—a bitter enemy to his father, and the man who had traduced Sir Henry to the queen.
From With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds by Frances Nimmo Greene
The Council reported to the Board of Trade that he had traduced the governor "with many false and scandalous charges."
From Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
Next morning, when we took the blanket to the farm-house, we heard that the old wretch had traduced our characters, and got a breakfast through charging us with the robbery of the apple-tree.
From The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete by George Meredith
