Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language is regarded by many as the finest English
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STIGMATIZE, v.t. 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.