stigmatize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɪgmətaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɪgməˌtaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stigmə tīz′)

Inflections of 'stigmatize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stigmatizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
stigmatizing
v pres p (US & UK)
stigmatized
v past (US & UK)
stigmatized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
stig•ma•tize /ˈstɪgməˌtaɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -tized, -tiz•ing. 
  1. to put some mark of disgrace, shame, or dishonor upon (someone):The father's crime stigmatized the whole family.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stig•ma•tize  (stigmə tīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tized, -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.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] stigma•tise′. 
  • Medieval Latin stigmatizāre, equivalent. to stigmat- (see stigmatic) + -izāre -ize
  • 1575–85
stig′ma•ti•zation, n. 
stigma•tiz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stigmatize, stigmatise /ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz/ vb (transitive)
  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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