traduce
verb (used with object)
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame.
have traduced
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present perfectof traduce.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I blame myself severely for having so easily believed the slanderous tales invented by Charles Smith to the prejudice of Lady Susan, as I am now convinced how greatly they have traduced her.
From Lady Susan by Jane Austen
"The Western States will hasten to cast off their allegiance to the East, whose rulers have traduced and persecuted you, and they will claim the protection of your banner?"
From A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett by William Henry Venable
Those have traduced you who call you unimpressionable.
From The Burning Spear by John Galsworthy
But you have traduced it; told a vile story to the public ear, that I have wronged my sister.
From The Gamester (1753) by Charles H. Peake
The lady you have traduced has herself been seriously ill, and that is why she is not at Brinkwort's Farm.
From The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker
