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stigmatize

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stigmatize in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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"
    stigmatize  stigmatise  brand  denounce  mark 
  2. mark with a stigma or stigmata
    "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"
    stigmatize  stigmatise 
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