traduce

Pronunciation: /tɹəˈdjuːs/

The English word “traduce” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit.
To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate.

From Latin trādūcō (“carry over; lead as a spectacle, dishonor”), from trāns + dūcō (“to lead”). Doublet of transduce, from Latin trānsdūcō.

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