traduce

Verb

Verb Forms: traduced, traducing, traduces

To speak badly of someone, to defame.
speak unfavorably about
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.

Examples

My opponent tried to TRADUCE my play, but the dictionary confirmed its validity.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin trādūcō (“carry over; lead as a spectacle, dishonor”), from trāns + dūcō (“I lead”). Compare cognate transduce, from Latin trānsdūcō.

Synonyms

badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, asperse, assassinate, backbite, belibel, belittle, bequeath, besmirch, blaze, blemish, blot, calumniate, calumny, cloud, cut down, defame, demonize, denigrate, derogate, detract, discredit, disgrace, disparage, diss, forgab, hand down, infamize, lampoon, leave, libel, monster, reproach, revile, scandal, shit-talk, slag, slander, spatter, speak ill of, stab, talk shit, talk shite, talk trash, torch, traduce, trash-talk, vilify, vilipend, vituperate

Scrabble Score: 10

traduce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
traduce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
traduce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

traduce: valid Words With Friends Word