traduce [ truh-DOOS, -DYOOS ] | |
[ transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. to slander or defame 2. to speak maliciously and falsely about 3. to cause disgrace or humiliation to a person by making malicious and false statements | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The politician was traduced by his adversary during the election campaign. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
The "socialised medicine" of the British National Health Service has been roundly traduced; imperfect it may be, but the stories fed to the American public were caricatures. |
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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