/ trəˈdjuːs; NAmE -ˈduːs/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to say things about sb that are unpleasant or not true
SYN slander
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense transport, transmit ): from Latin traducere lead in front of others, expose to ridicule, from trans- over, across + ducere to lead.