STIGMATISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stigmatise mean? 

• STIGMATISE (verb)
  The verb STIGMATISE has 2 senses:

1. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

2. mark with a stigma or stigmata

  Familiarity information: STIGMATISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STIGMATISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they stigmatise    ... he / she / it stigmatises   
Past simple: stigmatised   
Past participle: stigmatised   
-ing form: stigmatising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

brand; denounce; mark; stigmatise; stigmatize

Context example:

She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock

Hypernyms (to "stigmatise" is one way to...):

label (assign a label to; designate with a label)

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

stigmatisation (the act of stigmatizing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mark with a stigma or stigmata

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

stigmatise; stigmatize

Context example:

They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress

Hypernyms (to "stigmatise" is one way to...):

mark (make or leave a mark on)

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

stigmatisation (the act of stigmatizing)