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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
TRADU'CE, v.t. [L. traduco; trans, over,and duco, to lead.]
To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to
traduce mental qualities to one's descendants.
[Obs.]
Glanvill. To translate from one language to another; as,
to traduce and compose works.
[Obs.] Golden Boke. To increase or distribute by propagation.
[Obs.]
From these only the race of perfect animals were propagated and traduced over the earth. Sir M. Hale. To draw away; to seduce.
[Obs.]
I can forget the weakness To represent] to exhibit; to display; to expose;
to make an example of.
[Obs.] Bacon. To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as
blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.
The best stratagem that Satan hath . . . is by traducing the form and manner of them [prayers], to bring them into contempt. Hooker. He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel. Dryden. Syn. -- To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract; depreciate; decry; slander. | ||||||||