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    STIGMATIZE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they stigmatize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it stigmatizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: stigmatized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: stigmatized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: stigmatizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Mark with a stigma or stigmataplay

    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:

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

    Derivation:

    stigmatization (the act of stigmatizing)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

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

    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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