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traduce

[ truh-doos, -dyoos ]
/ trəˈdus, -ˈdyus /
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verb (used with object), tra·duced, tra·duc·ing.

to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.

RELATED WORDS

disgrace, slur, smear, slander, denigrate, malign, defame, vilify, calumniate

Nearby words

traditionalism, traditionalize, traditionist, traditive, traditor, traduce, traducianism, trafalgar, trafalgar, battle of, traffic, traffic calming

Origin of traduce

1525–35; < Latin trādūcere, variant of trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equivalent to trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead

Related forms

tra·duce·ment, nountra·duc·er, nountra·duc·ing·ly, adverbun·tra·duced, adjective
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traduce

/ (trəˈdjuːs) /

verb

(tr) to speak badly of

Derived Forms

traducement, nountraducer, nountraducible, adjective

Word Origin for traduce

C16: from Latin trādūcere to lead over, transmit, disgrace, from trans- + dūcere to lead
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