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English

Etymology

from Latin trādūcere, to lead as a spectacle, dishonor : trā-, trāns-, trans- + dūcere, to lead.

Pronunciation

(trə-dūs', -dyūs')

Verb

To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

German: verleumden

Category:English transitive verbs

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Italian

Pronunciation

Verb form

traduce

third-person singular indicative present of tradurre

Category:Italian verb forms

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Romanian

Etymology

traducere

Pronunciation

IPA: /tra'du.ʧe/

Verb

to translate

Conjugation

Derived terms

traducere

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Spanish

Pronunciation

Verb form

traduce

third-person singular indicative present of traducir
second-person singular imperative of traducir

Category:Spanish verb forms

co:traduce el:traduce fr:traduce io:traduce it:traduce hu:traduce ja:traduce ro:traduce te:traduce vi:traduce

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Traduce \Tra*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traduced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Traducing.] [L. traducere, traductum, to lead
across, lead along, exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace,
transfer, derive; trans across, over + ducere to lead: cf. F.
traduire to transfer, translate, arraign, fr. L. traducere.
See Duke.]
1. To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce
mental qualities to one's descendants. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
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2. To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce
and compose works. [Obs.] --Golden Boke.
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3. To increase or distribute by propagation. [Obs.]
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From these only the race of perfect animals were
propagated and traduced over the earth. --Sir M.
Hale.
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4. To draw away; to seduce. [Obs.]
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I can forget the weakness
Of the traduced soldiers. --Beau. & Fl.
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5. To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make
an example of. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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6. To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable;
to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.
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The best stratagem that Satan hath . . . is by
traducing the form and manner of them [prayers], to
bring them into contempt. --Hooker.
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He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel.
--Dryden.
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Syn: To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract;
depreciate; decry; slander.
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WordNet traduce
v : speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband
everywhere" [syn: badmouth, malign, {drag through the
mud}]