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traduce (verb), traduces; traduced; traducing
1. To speak evil of, especially falsely or maliciously; to defame, to malign, to vilify, to slander, or to misrepresent: The word traduce is one of a number of English synonyms which can be chosen when someone wants a word that means "to injure by speaking ill of".
2. To harm the reputation of someone through false and malicious statements: The newspaper columnist was obviously traducing, or defaming, the politician in her newspaper column.

A jealous rival attempted to traduce the mayor's reputation with false allegations of corruption.

3. Etymology: "to alter, change over, transport"; from Latin traducere, "to change over, to convert"; originally "lead along or across, transfer"; from trans-, "across" + ducere, "to lead".

The sense of "defame, slander" (1586) is from Latin traducere with the meaning of "to scorn" or "to disgrace"; probably from the notion of "to lead along as a spectacle".

To slander or to defame.
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To expose to contempt.
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This entry is located in the following units: duc-, -duce, -duct, -ducent, -ductor, -duction, -ductive, -ducer, -ducement, -ducation (page 14) trans-, tran-, tra- (page 6)
Word Entries at Get Words: “traduce”
traduce, traduces; traduced; traducing
To harm the reputation of someone through false and malicious statements; to expose to contempt or to shame with slander. (2)
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