to transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce mental qualities to one's descendants.-to translate from one language to another; as, to traduce and compose works.-to increase or distribute by propagation.-to draw away; to seduce.-to represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make an example of.-to expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.