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STIGMATIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mark with a stigma or stigmata

Example:

They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress

Synonyms:

stigmatise; stigmatize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "stigmatize" is one way to...):

mark (make or leave a mark on)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

stigmatization (the act of stigmatizing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

Example:

She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock

Synonyms:

brand; denounce; mark; stigmatise; stigmatize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "stigmatize" is one way to...):

label (assign a label to; designate with a label)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

stigma (a symbol of disgrace or infamy)

stigmatization (the act of stigmatizing)

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