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tra⋅duce
[truh-doos, -dyoos] 
–verb (used with object), -duced, -duc⋅ing.
| to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character. |
Origin:
1525–35; < L trādūcere, var. of trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equiv. to trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead
1525–35; < L trādūcere, var. of trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equiv. to trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead
Related forms:
tra⋅duce⋅ment, noun
tra⋅duc⋅er, noun
tra⋅duc⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
vilify, decry, disparage.
vilify, decry, disparage.
Antonyms:
praise.
praise.
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| tra·duce (trə-dōōs', -dyōōs') tr.v. tra·duced, tra·duc·ing, tra·duc·es To cause humiliation or disgrace to by making malicious and false statements. See Synonyms at malign. [Latin trādūcere, to lead as a spectacle, dishonor : trā-, trāns-, trans- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.] tra·duce'ment n., tra·duc'er n., tra·duc'ing·ly adv. |
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