stigmatize

stigmatize
Synonyms and related words:
advert to, allude to, attaint, band, bar, be taken as, bedaub, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bespangle, bespatter, bespeckle, bespot, bestain, blacken, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blot, blotch, blow upon, blur, brand, call names, calumniate, censure, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, checker, cicatrize, condemn, dapple, darken, dash, daub, defame, defile, define, delimit, demarcate, denigrate, denominate, denote, denounce, depreciate, designate, dirty, disapprove, discolor, disparage, dot, emblematize, engage in personalities, engrave, expose, expose to infamy, figure, finger, flake, fleck, freckle, gash, gibbet, hang in effigy, harlequin, hatch, heap dirt upon, impress, imprint, iris, line, maculate, make a mark, marble, marbleize, mark, mark off, mark out, motley, mottle, muckrake, name, nick, notch, pencil, pepper, pick out, pillory, point, point at, point out, point to, polychrome, polychromize, prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, rainbow, refer to, reprimand, revile, riddle, scar, scarify, scorch, score, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, sear, select, singe, slander, slubber, slur, smear, smirch, smoke, soil, spangle, specify, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stain, stamp, stand for, stipple, streak, striate, stripe, stud, sully, symbol, symbolize, taint, tarnish, tattoo, tessellate, throw mud at, tick, tick off, trace, typify, underline, underscore, variegate, vein, vilify

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  • Stigmatize — Stig ma*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stigmatizing}.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.] 1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients stigmatized their slaves and soldiers. [1913 Webster] That . . . hold out both their… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stigmatize — index charge (accuse), defame, denigrate, denounce (condemn), discredit, disgrace, dishonor (deprive o …   Law dictionary

  • stigmatize — 1580s, “to brand or tattoo,” from M.L. stigmatizare, from Gk. stigmatizein, from stigmat (see STIGMA (Cf. stigma)). Meaning “to blemish” is from 1610s (figurative), 1630s (literal). Related: Stigmatized; stigmatizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • stigmatize — (Amer.) stig·ma·tize || stɪgmÉ™taɪz v. characterize something as disgraceful; mark with a stigma; brand or condemn as disgraceful; treat a person in an unjust manner by disapproving of him/her (also stigmatise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stigmatize — meaning ‘to describe as unworthy or disgraceful’, behaves like regard in being followed by as: • Opponents were demonized and stigmatized as champions of anarchy and enemies of progress Journal of Drug Issues, AmE 2005 [OEC] …   Modern English usage

  • stigmatize — [v] brand, label characterize, class, classify, defame, denounce, designate, disgrace, mark, stamp, tag; concepts 62,79 …   New thesaurus

  • stigmatize — (also stigmatise) ► VERB 1) regard as worthy of disgrace. 2) mark with stigmata. DERIVATIVES stigmatization noun …   English terms dictionary

  • stigmatize — [stig′mə tīz΄] vt. stigmatized, stigmatizing [ML stigmatizare: see STIGMA & IZE] 1. to mark with a stigma, stigmas, or stigmata 2. to characterize or mark as disgraceful stigmatization n …   English World dictionary

  • stigmatize — UK [ˈstɪɡmətaɪz] / US [ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms stigmatize : present tense I/you/we/they stigmatize he/she/it stigmatizes present participle stigmatizing past tense stigmatized past participle stigmatized to treat a particular… …   English dictionary

  • stigmatize — v. (D; tr.) to stigmatize as (to be stigmatized as a traitor) * * * [ stɪgmətaɪz] (D;tr.) to stigmatizeas (to be stigmatized as a traitor) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • stigmatize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. denounce, reproach, brand, vilify. See disrepute. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. brand, defame, discredit; see disgrace . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [STIG muh tize] to brand with… …   English dictionary for students

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