stigmatize

[ 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.

stigmatize

/ ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈstigmaˌtizer, noun
• ˌstigmatiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• stigma·ti·zation noun
• stigma·tizer noun
• de·stigma·tize verb (used with object) destigmatized destigmatizing
• un·stigma·tized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stigmatize¹

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