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   traduce

   /trəˈdjuːs/

   verb

   • 1. speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation: "it was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘transport, transmit’): from Latin traducere ‘lead in front of others, expose to ridicule’, from trans- ‘over, across’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. traducement noun
   • 2. traducer noun

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