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Stigmatize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata. transitive

    "We stigmatize the Indians, also, as cowardly and treacherous, because they use stratagem in warfare in preference to open force; but in this they are fully justified by their rude code of honor."

  2. 2
    mark with a stigma or stigmata wordnet
  3. 3
    to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful wordnet

Etymology

From Medieval Latin stigmatizo (“to brand”), from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō, “to mark”), from στίγμα (stígma).

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