Definition of traduce

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tra·duce    (tr-ds, -dys) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
tra·duced, tra·duc·ing, tra·duc·es

To cause humiliation or disgrace to by making malicious and false statements. See Synonyms at malign.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin trdcere, to lead as a spectacle, dishonor : tr-, trns-, trans- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
tra·ducement(Noun), tra·ducer(Noun), tra·ducing·ly(Adverb)