traduce vs calumniate

traduce and calumniate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
traduce	No	No	Yes	No
calumniate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, calumniate is a hypernym of traduce; that is, calumniate is a word with a broader meaning than traduce:

traduce: speak unfavorably about
calumniate: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Other hypernyms of traduce include asperse, besmirch, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully.

traduce (verb)	calumniate (verb)
speak unfavorably about	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone