v. t. | 1. | To mark with a stigma, or brand; |
2. | To set a mark of disgrace on; to brand with some mark of reproach or infamy. |
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" |
2. | stigmatize - mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" Synonyms: stigmatise |