traduce

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.

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[Latin trdcere, to lead as a spectacle, dishonor : tr-, trns-, trans- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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tra·ducement n.

tra·ducer n.

tra·ducing·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" badmouth, drag through the mud, malign 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"

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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] vt → diffamer

traduce

vt (liter) → verleumden

traduce [trəˈdjuːs] vt (frm) → calunniare, diffamare