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Meaning of 'traduce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Traduce [ v. t.]
- To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce mental qualities to one's descendants.
- To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works.
- To increase or distribute by propagation.
- To draw away; to seduce.
- To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of.
- To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.

Meaning of 'traduce' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . traduce [ v]
Meaning (1):
- speak unfavorably about
Example in sentence:
  • She badmouths her husband everywhere

Nearby Words:

trabea trabeae trabeated trabeation trabecula trabeculae trabecular trabeculate trabu trace

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