• (v. t.) To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients stigmatized their slaves and soldiers. • (v. t.) To set a mark of disgrace on; to brand with some mark of reproach or infamy. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/stigmatize/
Stig'ma·tize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Stigmatized ; present participle & verbal noun Stigmatizing .] [ French stigmatiser , Greek ....] 1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients stigmati... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/197
to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family. · to mark with a stigma or brand. · to produce stigmata, marks, spots, or the like, on. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/stigmatize