stigmatize
verb (used with object)
to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon.
has stigmatized
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present perfectof stigmatize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Beyond flooding the internet with commoditized content, techno-optimists worry that AI slop has stigmatized the use of AI for legitimate productive purposes.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
It has stigmatized EcoHealth Alliance and its president, Peter Daszak, provoking government bureaucrats to cut off their funding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
And it would be unfair to say that baseball has stigmatized the treatment of concussions; its protocol appears logical and its implementation consistent.
From Slate ● May 17, 2013
Burk, in his History of Virginia, has stigmatized Clayborne as "an unprincipled incendiary" and "execrable villain;" other writers have applied similar epithets to him.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Charles Campbell
General Foy has stigmatized the purchasers of votes and rendered their names infamous.
From The Son of Monte-Cristo by Jules Lermina
