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traduce

tra·duce [ trə dss ] (past and past participle tra·duced, present participle tra·duc·ing, 3rd person present singular tra·duc·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
disparage somebody or something: to say very critical or disparaging things about somebody or something

[Late 16th century. < Latin traducere "convert, transfer, scorn, disgrace" < trans- "across, over" + ducere "to lead"]

tra·duce·ment noun
tra·duc·er noun
tra·duc·i·ble adjective
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