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stig•ma•tize
Pronunciation: (stig'mu-tīz"), [key]—
v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing.
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.,stig'ma•tise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.