v.
Pronunciation: ' stig-m ə - ˌ t ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -tized ; -tiz · ing
Date: 1585
1 a archaic : BRAND b : to describe or identify in opprobrious terms
2 : to mark with stigmata
– stig · ma · ti · za · tion \ ˌ stig-m ə -t ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun