Definition of traduce

• v. t. - To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce mental qualities to one's descendants.
• v. t. - To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works.
• v. t. - To increase or distribute by propagation.
• v. t. - To draw away; to seduce.
• v. t. - To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of.
• v. t. - To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.