traduce
[ truh-doos, -dyoos ]
/ trəˈdus, -ˈdyus /
verb (used with object), tra·duced, tra·duc·ing.
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
Origin of traduce
1525–35; < Latin
trādūcere, variant of
trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equivalent to
trāns-
trans- +
dūcere to lead
OTHER WORDS FROM traduce
tra·duce·ment, noun tra·duc·er, noun tra·duc·ing·ly, adverb un·tra·duced, adjectiveWords nearby traduce
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British Dictionary definitions for traduce
traduce
/ (trəˈdjuːs) /
verb
(tr)
to speak badly of
Derived forms of traduce
traducement, noun traducer, noun traducible, adjectiveWord Origin for traduce
C16: from Latin
trādūcere to lead over, transmit, disgrace, from
trans- +
dūcere to lead