STIGMATIZE, verb transitive 1. To mark with a brand; in a literal sense; as, the ancients stigmatized their slaves and soldiers. 2. To set a mark of disgrace on; to disgrace with some not of reproach or infamy. To find virtue extolled and vice stigmatized-- Sour enthusiasts affect to stigmatize the finest and most elegant authors, ancient and modern, as dangerous to religion.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI