stigmatize

[ stig-muh-tahyz ]
/ ˈstɪg məˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), stig·ma·tized, stig·ma·tiz·ing.

to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
to mark with a stigma or brand.
to produce stigmata, marks, spots, or the like, on.
Also especially British, stig·ma·tise.

Origin of stigmatize

1575–85; < Medieval Latin stigmatizāre, equivalent to stigmat- (see stigmatic) + -izāre -ize

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

Words nearby stigmatize

stigmasterol, stigmatic, stigmatism, stigmatist, stigmatization, stigmatize, stijl, stikine, stilb, stilbene, stilbestrol

Words related to stigmatize

disgrace, stamp, denounce, defame, mark, characterize, tag, class, classify, designate

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British Dictionary definitions for stigmatize

stigmatize

stigmatise

/ (ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to mark out or describe (as something bad)
to mark with a stigma or stigmata

Derived forms of stigmatize

stigmatization or stigmatisation, noun stigmatizer or stigmatiser, noun