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- pronunciation:
- tr
dus
[or]
tr
dyus
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
traduces, traducing, traduced |
| definition: |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander.
The sect claims that their leader and their beliefs have been traduced by the media.- synonyms:
- badmouth, calumniate, defame, denigrate, libel, malign, slander, vilify
- similar words:
- abuse, censure, denounce, disparage, inveigh against, revile, run down, smear
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| related words: |
denigrate, libel |
| derivation: |
traducer (n.) |
The word traduce
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
duc, duct
Latin
root
that means lead; draw along
Example words:
abduct, adduce, aqueduct, conduce, conducive, conduct, deduce, deduct, duce, duct, ductile, educate, educe, induce, induct, introduce, oviduct, produce, reduce, seduce, traduce, viaduct
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