stigmatize
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stig·ma·tize
(stĭg′mə-tīz′)tr.v. stig·ma·tized, stig·ma·tiz·ing, stig·ma·tiz·es
1. To characterize or brand as disgraceful or ignominious.
2. To mark with stigmata or a stigma.
3. To cause stigmata to appear on.
[Medieval Latin stigmatizāre, to brand, from Greek stigmatizein, to mark, from stigma, stigmat-, tattoo mark; see stigma.]
stig′ma·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
stig′ma·tiz′er n.
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stigmatize
(ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz) orstigmatise
vb (tr)
1. to mark out or describe (as something bad)
2. to mark with a stigma or stigmata
ˌstigmatiˈzation, ˌstigmatiˈsation n
ˈstigmaˌtizer, ˈstigmaˌtiser n
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stig•ma•tize
(ˈstɪg məˌtaɪz)v.t. -tized, -tiz•ing.
1. to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon.
2. to mark with a stigma or brand.
3. to produce stigmata on.
[1575–85]
stig`ma•ti•za′tion, n.
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stigmatize
Past participle: stigmatized
Gerund: stigmatizing
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| Verb | 1. | stigmatize - to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" label - assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| 2. | stigmatize - mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
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stigmatize
verb brand, label, denounce, mark, discredit, pillory, defame, cast a slur upon They are often stigmatized by the rest of society as lazy and dirty.
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stigmatize
verbTo mark with disgrace or infamy:
Idiom: give someone a bad name.
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Translations
stigmatize
[ˈstɪgmətaɪz] VT → estigmatizarto stigmatize sb as → calificar a algn de, tachar a algn de
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stigmatize
vt
(Rel) → stigmatisieren
to stigmatize somebody as something → jdn als etw brandmarken
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