traduced

verb

past tense of traduce
1
as in violated
to fail to keep a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy

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2
as in libeled
to make untrue and harmful statements about my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traduced
  1. violated
  2. smeared
  3. broke
  4. humiliated
  5. slandered
  6. disgraced
  7. maligned
  8. vilified
Verb
  • In September, a drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was shot down over the nation’s territory for the first time, following similar incidents in Latvia and Estonia.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The release of the footage comes after the Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press filed a motion earlier this year for it to be unsealed, arguing that keeping it from the public violated the First Amendment.
    — Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of violated
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  • Sweat glistened on the white foundation smeared across her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One prank involved Quan, Capshaw, and Harrison Ford surprising Spielberg with ice cream smeared all over their faces for one take.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of smeared
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  • With Vegas short-handed early in the second period, Seattle’s Brandon Montour broke his stick on a hard shot from the blue line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In late September 2026, news broke that Seaver was fired as the country icon’s head of security.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of broke
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  • One of its proof points was supposed to be Maine, where Graham Platner humiliated the party establishment, then himself.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the Saudis, humiliated by their losses in Yemen, seem likely to lash out.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of humiliated
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  • In court filings, David Brouillette said that his second ex-wife had slandered him.
    — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of slandered
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  • Multiple reports indicate the royal family is less than pleased with Charles Spencer’s new book, but disgraced ex-Prince Andrew is reportedly one of its biggest fans.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Eugenie, who is twelfth in line to the British throne, is the second daughter of King Charles III’s disgraced younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disgraced
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  • What is often maligned as one of the worst tracks for racing due to the lack of overtaking opportunities will now have an extra race, surely opening the door for even more criticism.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Slack continues to be a bright spot in the results — a major reversal from a couple years ago, when the company was maligned for paying too much to acquire the workplace messaging app during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of maligned
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  • Some of this was exacerbated by going to Duke, of course, which has a history of some of its best players being vilified nationwide.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But Timothy Leary’s version became the dominant idea of psychedelics, and when President Ronald Reagan’s War on Drugs began, psychedelics were vilified as the gateway to ruin.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of vilified
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“Traduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traduced. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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