traduce
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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:
1525–35; < Latin trādūcere, variant of trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equivalent to trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead
1525–35; < Latin trādūcere, variant of trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equivalent to trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead
Related forms
tra·duce·ment, noun
tra·duc·er, noun
tra·duc·ing·ly, adverb
un·tra·duced, adjective
Synonyms
vilify, decry, disparage.
vilify, decry, disparage.
Antonyms
praise.
praise.
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traduce (trəˈdjuːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to speak badly of | |
| [C16: from Latin trādūcere to lead over, transmit, disgrace, from | |
| tra'ducement | |
| —n | |
| tra'ducer | |
| —n | |
| tra'ducible | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
traduce
1533, "to alter, change over, transport," from L. traducere "change over, convert," originally "lead along or across, transfer," from trans- "across" + ducere "to lead" (see duke). Sense of "defame, slander" (1586) is from L. traducere in the sense of "to scorn or disgrace,"
probably from the notion of "to lead along as a spectacle."
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Example sentences
So to make them final arbiters is to traduce their spirit.
Fancy-priced-credit tailors traduce us because wc make as good clothes at one-half their prices.
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