traduce

verb

/trəˈdjuːs/

/trəˈduːs/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they traduce	/trəˈdjuːs/ /trəˈduːs/
he / she / it traduces	/trəˈdjuːsɪz/ /trəˈduːsɪz/
past simple traduced	/trəˈdjuːst/ /trəˈduːst/
past participle traduced	/trəˈdjuːst/ /trəˈduːst/
-ing form traducing	/trəˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /trəˈduːsɪŋ/

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traduce somebody to say things about somebody that are unpleasant or not true诽谤；中伤；诋毁 synonym slander
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘transport, transmit’): from Latin traducere ‘lead in front of others, expose to ridicule’, from trans- ‘over, across’ + ducere ‘to lead’.

TOEFL BNC: 44516 COCA: 0

traduce

To harm someone's reputation: discredit, slander, taint...