"stigmatize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-stigmatize.ogg [US], en-au-stigmatize.ogg [Australia] Forms: stigmatizes [present, singular, third-person], stigmatizing [participle, present], stigmatized [participle, past], stigmatized [past]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin stigmatizo (“to brand”), from Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō, “to mark”), from στίγμα (stígma). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|stigmatizo|t=to brand}} Medieval Latin stigmatizo (“to brand”), {{der|en|grc|στιγματίζω|t=to mark}} Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō, “to mark”), {{m|grc|στίγμα}} στίγμα (stígma) Head templates: {{en-verb}} stigmatize (third-person singular simple present stigmatizes, present participle stigmatizing, simple past and past participle stigmatized)
  1. (transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata. Tags: transitive Synonyms: stigmatise [UK] Derived forms: destigmatize, re-stigmatize, stigmatization Translations (to characterize as disgraceful or ignominious): խարանել (xaranel) (Armenian), заклеймявам (zaklejmjavam) (Bulgarian), дамгосвам (damgosvam) (Bulgarian), estigmatitzar (Catalan), leimata (Finnish), stigmatisoida (Finnish), stigmatiser (French), stigmatisieren (German), brandmarken (German), στιγματίζω (stigmatízo) (Greek), megbélyegez (Hungarian), stigmatizál (Hungarian), stigmatizzare (Italian), 呼ばわりする (yobawari suru) (english: denounce, call a name) (alt: よばわりする) (Japanese), 非難する (hinan suru) (english: criticize) (alt: ひなんする) (Japanese), stigmatisere (Norwegian Bokmål), stigmatisere (Norwegian Nynorsk), estigmatizar (Portuguese), клейми́ть (klejmítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), estigmatizar (Spanish), sambenitar (Spanish), stigmatisera (Swedish), brännmärka (Swedish), таврува́ти (tavruváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-stigmatize-en-verb-bNVkXP~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "word": "brännmärka"
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