"stigmatize" in the verb 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"
2. stigmatize, stigmatise
mark with a stigma or stigmata
"They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"
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