traduce

[ truh-doos, -dyoos ]

verb (used with object)

, tra·duced, tra·duc·ing.

1. to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:

   to traduce someone's character.

   Synonyms: disparage, decry, vilify

   Antonyms: praise

traduce

/ trəˈdjuːs /

verb

1. tr to speak badly of

Derived Forms

• traˈducer, noun
• traˈducible, adjective
• traˈducement, noun

Other Words From

• tra·ducement noun
• tra·ducer noun
• tra·ducing·ly adverb
• untra·duced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of traduce¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of traduce¹

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

Example Sentences

“The government will in no way traduce or criticize the work of the committee who are doing exactly what Parliament has asked them to do.”

From Washington Times

Además, es lo que traduce entre inglés y español en servicios como Traductor de Google.

From New York Times

And they are reminding the nation how aggressively they will traduce constitutional, rule-of-law and democratic norms to achieve their goals, however frivolous.

From Washington Post

Un estudio de la Universidad de Princeton entre otras, concluyó que la deforestación de la Amazonia se traduce en un 20 por ciento menos de precipitaciones en el noroeste de Estados Unidos.

From Scientific American

She portrays Trump as a man hungry for wealth, notoriety and prestige, willing to traduce truth and tradition, law and logic, to achieve them.

From Los Angeles Times