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- verb Present participle of
destigmatise .
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Examples
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One of the words I've seen bandied around for this show is "destigmatising".
TV Scoop 2009
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While some bloggers in the region report encountering ignorance about HIV/AIDS, others are impressed at the progress being made in destigmatising the disease.
Global Voices in English » Bloggers Reflect On HIV/AIDS Awareness In Arab World 2009
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Makgatho's death, in the national interest of destigmatising Aids during a time of personal loss.
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If we succeed in destigmatising, we will have an environment in which people find it easier to take the HIV test, not for the result to be known publicly, but confidentially in order to know their status.
Address by Deputy President Jacob Zuma on the Occasion of Budget Vote 1, The Presidency 2005
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"Together we Can" Aids campaign, which is aimed at destigmatising the disease.
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Mogae said he hoped more people would take HIV tests and feel able to discuss a positive result as a way of destigmatising the disease.
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On the eve of South Africa's second democratic elections, we urge the entire political leadership to impress on their constituencies, the need to work with government in destigmatising and demystifying HIV/AIDS.
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Our campaign focused on prevention, and there is a greater need to focus on destigmatising people living with HIV/AIDS.
SECTION C 1999
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But it is about destigmatising depression so that people don't have to be ashamed of it, or worry that their career prospects will suffer because of it.
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He was a firm believer in the importance of destigmatising bipolar disorder and mental illness in general.
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