What is the meaning of stigmatize?

verb

  • To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.
    • usage: "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
  • Mark with a stigma or stigmata.
    • usage: "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"
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