Definition of Traduce

Traduce

1. To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce mental qualities to one's descendants.
2. To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works.
3. To increase or distribute by propagation.
4. To draw away; to seduce.
5. To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of.
6. To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.