# traduce

> English word · Verb · IPA /tɹəˈdjuːs/

## Definitions
1. To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
2. To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit.
3. To pass into another form of expression; to rephrase, to translate.

## Etymology
From Latin trādūcō (“carry over; lead as a spectacle, dishonor”), from trāns + dūcō (“to lead”). Doublet of transduce, from Latin trānsdūcō.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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