English verb: traduce | |||
1. | traduce (communication) speak unfavorably about | ||
Samples | She badmouths her husband everywhere. | ||
Synonyms | badmouth, drag through the mud, malign | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully | ||