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destigmatize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːˈstɪɡmətaɪz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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verb

Meaning 1

To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: stigmatize

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-der. Proto-Hellenic *stiďďō Ancient Greek στῐ́ζω (stĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek στιγματίζω (stigmatízō)bor. Medieval Latin stigmatizōbor. English stigmatize English destigmatize From de- + stigmatize.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: déstigmatiser — remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from
  • German: entstigmatisieren — remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from
  • German: destigmatisieren — remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from
  • Polish: destygmatyzować — remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from
  • Polish: zdestygmatyzować — remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from
  • Spanish: desestigmatizar — remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization from