Thesaurus: traduce

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1. v. t. To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce mental qualities to one's descendants.
2. v. t. To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works.
3. v. t. To increase or distribute by propagation.
4. v. t. To draw away; to seduce.
5. v. t. To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of.
6. v. t. To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.
7. v. speak unfavorably about
8. 1. To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce mental qualities to one's descendants. [Obs.] Glanvill. 2. To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works. [Obs.] Golden Boke. 3. To increase or distribute by propagation. [Obs.] From these only the race of perfect animals were propagated and traduced over the earth. Sir M. Hale. 4. To draw away; to seduce. [Obs.] I can forget the weakness Of the traduced soldiers. Beau. & Fl. 5. To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of. [Obs.] Bacon. 6. To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame. The best stratagem that Satan hath . . . is by traducing the form and manner of them [prayers], to bring them into contempt. Hooker. He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel. Dryden. Syn. -- To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract; depreciate; decry; slander.
9. v speak unfavorably about