traduce

Meaning of traduce

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

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’.

Information about traduce

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of traduce is: traduces.
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Hyphenation of traduce

tra-duce

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • traduce is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

traduce synonyms

Meaning badmouth:

badmouth, malign

Meaning damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel:

defame

Meaning make false and damaging statements about (someone):

slander

Meaning give a false or misleading account of the nature of:

misrepresent

Meaning speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner:

vilify

Meaning make false and defamatory statements about:

calumniate

Meaning criticize unfairly; disparage:

denigrate

Meaning regard or represent as being of little worth:

disparage

Meaning speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another:

slur

Meaning publicly denounce:

decry

Meaning damage the purity or integrity of:

sully

Meaning dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question:

impugn

Meaning coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance:

smear

Meaning damage (someone's reputation):

besmirch

Meaning bring shame or disgrace on:

dishonour

Meaning criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner:

revile

Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:

knock

Meaning criticize severely and reject as worthless:

rubbish

Meaning attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of:

asperse

Anagrams of traduce

curated, Decatur

Words that rhyme with traduce

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