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traduce

tra·duce
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [truh-doos, -dyoos]
    • /trəˈdus, -ˈdyus/
    • /trəˈdjuːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [truh-doos, -dyoos]
    • /trəˈdus, -ˈdyus/

Definitions of traduce word

  • verb with object traduce to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character. 1
  • verb traduce If someone has been traduced, unpleasant and untrue things have deliberately been said about them. 0
  • verb traduce to speak badly of 0
  • verb transitive traduce to say untrue or malicious things about; defame; slander; vilify 0
  • verb transitive traduce to make a mockery of; betray 0

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Origin of traduce

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin trādūcere, variant of trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equivalent to trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead

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Parts of speech for Traduce

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

traduce popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for traduce

verb traduce

  • backbite — to talk spitefully about (an absent person)
  • bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
  • be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
  • bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
  • blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.

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