Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stigmatize

2 senses of stigmatize

Sense 1
stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark -- (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")
       => label -- (assign a label to; designate with a label; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'")

Sense 2
stigmatize, stigmatise -- (mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress")
       => mark -- (make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads")

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