Traduce Definition

trə-do͝os, -dyo͝os

traduced, traduces, traducing

verb

traduced, traduces, traducing

To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace.

American Heritage

To say untrue or malicious things about; defame; slander; vilify.

Webster's New World

To make a mockery of; betray.

Webster's New World

To fail to uphold; disregard or violate.

American Heritage

(archaic) To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit.

Wiktionary

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Origin of Traduce

Latin trādūcere to lead as a spectacle, dishonor trā-, trāns- trans- dūcere to lead deuk- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin trādÅ«cō (“lead as a spectacle, dishonor"), from trāns + dÅ«cō (“I lead").

From Wiktionary

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