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traduce

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tra·duce  (tr-ds, -dys)
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 trdcere, to lead as a spectacle, dishonor : tr-, trns-, trans- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

tra·ducement n.
tra·ducer n.
tra·ducing·ly adv.

traduce [trəˈdjuːs]
vb
(tr) to speak badly of
[from Latin trādūcere to lead over, transmit, disgrace, from trans- + dūcere to lead]
traducement  n
traducer  n
traducible  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.traducetraduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

traduce
verb (Formal) malign, abuse, knock (informal), rubbish (informal), run down, smear, blacken, slag (off) (slang), detract, misrepresent, denigrate, disparage, decry, revile, vilify, slander, dump on (slang, chiefly U.S.), deprecate, depreciate, defame, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), speak ill of, drag through the mud, calumniate, asperse We have been traduced in the press as xenophobic bigots.
Translations
traduce [trəˈdjuːs] VT (frm) → calumniar, denigrar
traduce [trəˈdjuːs] vtdiffamer
traduce
vt (liter)verleumden
traduce [trəˈdjuːs] vt (frm) → calunniare, diffamare
traduce [trəˈdjuːs] vt (frm) → calunniare, diffamare


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