Main Entry: trans·duce

Pronunciation: \tran(t)s-ˈdüs, tranz-, -ˈdyüs\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): trans·duced; trans·duc·ing

Etymology: Latin transducere to lead across, transfer, from trans- + ducere to lead — more at tow

Date: 1947

1 : to convert (as energy or a message) into another form <essentially sense organs transduce physical energy into a nervous signal>
2 : to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction