— stigmatization , n. — stigmatizer , n.
/stig"meuh tuyz'/ , v.t., stigmatized, stigmatizing .
1. to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
2. to mark with a stigma or brand.
3. to produce stigmata, marks, spots, or the like, on.
Also, esp. Brit., stigmatise .
[ 1575-85; stigmatizare, equiv. to stigmat- (see STIGMATIC) + -izare -IZE ]