stigmatize

[ stig-muh-tahyz ]
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verb (used with object),stig·ma·tized, stig·ma·tiz·ing.
  1. to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.

  2. to mark with a stigma or brand.

  1. to produce stigmata, marks, spots, or the like, on.

Origin of stigmatize

1
1575–85; <Medieval Latin stigmatizāre, equivalent to stigmat- (see stigmatic) + -izāre-ize
  • Also especially British, stig·ma·tise .

Other words from stigmatize

  • stig·ma·ti·za·tion, noun
  • stig·ma·tiz·er, noun
  • de·stig·ma·tize, verb (used with object), de·stig·ma·tized, de·stig·ma·tiz·ing.
  • un·stig·ma·tized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stigmatize

stigmatize

stigmatise

/ (ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to mark out or describe (as something bad)

  2. to mark with a stigma or stigmata

Derived forms of stigmatize

  • stigmatization or stigmatisation, noun
  • stigmatizer or stigmatiser, noun

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