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Synonyms for traduce

  • verb

Most common

back-bite libel disparage defame

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Slander — to malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements

malign, back-bite, libel, disparage, defame, vilify, blacken, revile, calumniate, asperse, wrong, bad-mouth, abuse, speak ill of, foul, slur, detract, blaze, blemish, decry, denigrate, depreciate

2. Bequeath — to pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit

leave, hand down, bequeath

Antonyms

respect, promote, glorify

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.

  2. v. 2

    To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit.

Related words

Word family
traducement traducer

Forms

Past participle
traduced
e.g. traduced → maligned, back-bitten, libeled, disparaged…

Example sentences

  • libel The actress sued the magazine for libel.
  • disparage We didn't mean to disparage our contenders.
  • defame Sami didn't want to defame anyone.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
traducesteady
libelfalling
disparagesteady
defamesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
foul1, slur1
5 letters
wrong1, leave1, abuse2, blaze1, libel2, decry2
6 letters
malign2, defame2, vilify3, revile2
7 letters
detract2, blemish2, blacken2, asperse
8 letters
bequeath2
9 letters
disparage3, denigrate3
10 letters
depreciate4, calumniate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).