Traduce

Traduce
Traduce Tra*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Traduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Traducing}.] [L. traducere, traductum, to lead across, lead along, exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace, transfer, derive; trans across, over + ducere to lead: cf. F. traduire to transfer, translate, arraign, fr. L. traducere. See {Duke}.] 1. To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce mental qualities to one's descendants. [Obs.] --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]

2. To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works. [Obs.] --Golden Boke. [1913 Webster]

3. To increase or distribute by propagation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

From these only the race of perfect animals were propagated and traduced over the earth. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]

4. To draw away; to seduce. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

I can forget the weakness Of the traduced soldiers. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

5. To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

6. To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame. [1913 Webster]

The best stratagem that Satan hath . . . is by traducing the form and manner of them [prayers], to bring them into contempt. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract; depreciate; decry; slander. [1913 Webster]


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  • traduce — *malign, asperse, vilify, calumniate, defame, slander, libel Analogous words: *decry, detract, derogate, depreciate, disparage: revile, vituperate (see SCOLD vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • traduce — UK [trəˈdjuːs] / US [trəˈdus] verb [transitive] Word forms traduce : present tense I/you/we/they traduce he/she/it traduces present participle traducing past tense traduced past participle traduced mainly literary to say things that will harm… …   English dictionary

  • traduce — transitive verb (traduced; traducing) Etymology: Latin traducere to lead across, transfer, degrade, from tra , trans trans + ducere to lead more at tow Date: 1573 1. to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • traduce — traducement, n. traducer, n. traducingly, adv. /treuh doohs , dyoohs /, v.t., traduced, traducing. to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone s character. [1525 35; < L traducere, var. of transducere to transfer,… …   Universalium

  • traduce — verb you dare to traduce my family? Syn: defame, slander, speak ill of, misrepresent, malign, vilify, denigrate, disparage, slur, impugn, smear, besmirch, run down, blacken the name of, cast aspersions on; informal badmouth, dis …   Thesaurus of popular words

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