traduce

[truh-doos, -dyoos]

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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.

Origin of traduce

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

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

Synonyms for traduce

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vilify, decry, disparage.

Antonyms for traduce

praise.

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Related Words for traducer

assailant, raider, mugger, spy, hypocrite, renegade, deserter, conspirator, impostor, turncoat, informer, murderer, terrorist, competitor, rival, guerrilla, agent, detractor, bandit, foe

Examples from the Web for traducer

Historical Examples of traducer

He was mortified and angry, and yet he was helpless because his traducer was a woman.
The Efficiency Expert
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Her tone was full of abhorrence for this traducer of the man she loved and trusted.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel
Marvin Dana
Jeff launched his horse at the traducer, but Gibson spurred aside.
Bransford of Rainbow Range
Eugene Manlove Rhodes
He is neither the apologist, nor the traducer of his heroine.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851
Various
It will, of course, rest with him whether an action is taken against his traducer.
The Bail Jumper
Robert J. C. Stead

British Dictionary definitions for traducer

traduce

verb

(tr) to speak badly of

Derived Formstraducement, 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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Word Origin and History for traducer

traduce

1530s, "to alter, change over, transport," from Latin traducere "change over, convert," originally "lead along or across, transfer," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Sense of "defame, slander" (1580s) is from Latin traducere in the sense of "to scorn or disgrace," probably from the notion of "to lead along as a spectacle." Related: Traduced; traducing.