traduce

tra·duce

 (trə-do͞os′, -dyo͞os′)

tr.v. tra·duced, tra·duc·ing, tra·duc·es

1. To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace. See Synonyms at malign.

2. To fail to uphold; disregard or violate: "The appearance of things is ... that we have traduced our policy and violated our principles" (Patrick J. Buchanan).

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[Latin trādūcere, to lead as a spectacle, dishonor : trā-, trāns-, trans- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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tra·duce′ment n.

tra·duc′er n.

tra·duc′ing·ly adv.

traduce

(trəˈdjuːs)

vb

(tr) to speak badly of

[C16: from Latin trādūcere to lead over, transmit, disgrace, from trans- + dūcere to lead]

traˈducement n

traˈducer n

traˈducible adj

tra•duce

(trəˈdus, -ˈdyus)

v.t. -duced, -duc•ing.

to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame.

[1525–35; < Latin trādūcere, variant of trānsdūcere to transfer, display =trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead]

tra•duce′ment, n.

tra•duc′er, n.

tra•duc′ing•ly, adv.

traduce

Past participle: traduced
Gerund: traducing

Imperative

traduce

traduce

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"

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.

traduce

verb

To make defamatory statements about:

asperse, backbite, calumniate, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, vilify.

Law: libel.

Idiom: cast aspersions on.

Translations

calunniare

traduce

[trəˈdjuːs] VT (frm) → calumniar, denigrar

traduce

[trəˈdjuːs] vt → diffamer

traduce

vt (liter) → verleumden

traduce

[trəˈdjuːs] vt (frm) → calunniare, diffamare