traduce
UK/trә'dju:s/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
(Formal) to speak ill of or misrepresent someone.
（正式）诽谤；中伤；歪曲
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedL. traducere = «to lead across / disgrace publicly.» Originally to lead a captive across the city in shame; English narrowed to «slander.»
Root duc still carries 35 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.traduce someone's character诋毁某人的品格
- 2.[traduce a reputation]败坏某人的名誉
- 3.traduce with false claims以不实之词中伤
- 4.[traduce publicly]公开诽谤
Example Sentences
- 1.
He sued the magazine for traducing his reputation.