Tra*duce" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Traducing (?).] [L. traducere, traductum, to lead across, lead along, exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace, transfer, derive; trans across, over + ducere to lead: cf. F. traduire to transfer, translate, arraign, fr. L. traducere. See Duke.] 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.

4. To draw away; to seduce. [Obs.]

I can forget the weakness
Of the traduced soldiers.

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.

He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel.

Syn. -- To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract; depreciate; decry; slander.

Tra*duce" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Traduced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Traducing (?).] [L. traducere, traductum, to lead across, lead along, exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace, transfer, derive; trans across, over + ducere to lead: cf. F. traduire to transfer, translate, arraign, fr. L. traducere. See Duke.] 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.

4. To draw away; to seduce. [Obs.]

I can forget the weakness
Of the traduced soldiers.

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.

He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel.

Syn. -- To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract; depreciate; decry; slander.

• to malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements
  
  Italian
• third-person singular indicative present of tradurre
  
  Spanish
• third-person singular indicative present of traducir
  
• second-person singular imperative of traducir