stig·ma·tize

[stig-muh-tahyz]
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.
3.
to produce stigmata, marks, spots, or the like, on.
Also, especially British, stig·ma·tise.


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

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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stigmatize or stigmatise (ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to mark out or describe (as something bad)
2.  to mark with a stigma or stigmata
 
stigmatise or stigmatise
 
vb
 
stigmati'zation or stigmatise
 
n
 
stigmati'sation or stigmatise
 
n
 
'stigmatizer or stigmatise
 
n
 
'stigmatiser or stigmatise
 
n

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Example sentences
We do not want to stigmatize those with the disorder.
Establish a climate that encourages and does not stigmatize healthy eating and
  physical activity.
To succeed, a program for producing mid-level industrial engineers here
  couldn't stigmatize the program.
State that this is a health-related medical recommendation and is not meant to
  judge or stigmatize them.
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