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branded, past participle; branded, past tense; brands, 3rd person singular present; branding, present participle;
  1. Mark (an animal, formerly a criminal or slave) with a branding iron

  2. Mark indelibly
    • - an ointment that branded her with unsightly violet-colored splotches
  3. Describe (someone or something) as something bad or shameful
    • - the do-gooders branded us as politically incorrect
    • - she was branded a liar
  4. Assign a brand name to
    • - branded goods at low prices
  5. The promotion of a particular product or company by means of advertising and distinctive design


  1. stigmatization: the act of stigmatizing
  2. (brand) trade name: a name given to a product or service
  3. (brand) burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
  4. (brand) a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
  5. (brand) stigmatize: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
  6. (brand) identification mark on skin, made by burning
  7. Branding, in the BDSM context, refers to a method of creating bonding between partners by creating a permanent marking that is like a cattle brand on the body of the collared submissive by the dominant master.
  8. (A brand) A Brand is a Belgian rock group featuring Dag Taeldeman. Their hits include "Riding Your Ghost", "Hammerhead", "Beauty Booty Killerqueen" and "Time".
  9. A brand is the identity of a specific product, service, or business . A brand can take many forms, including a name, sign, symbol, color combination or slogan. The word brand began simply as a way to tell one person's cattle from another by means of a hot iron stamp. ...
  10. (Brand (beer)) Heineken International is a group which owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands, mainly pale lager, though some other beer styles are produced. As of 2006, Heineken owns over 130 breweries in more than 65 countries and employs approximately 57,557 people.
  11. (Brand (magazine)) Brand is a magazine on anarchism that has been published since 1898 making it the oldest continuously published anarchist magazine and the second oldest in general. It takes its name from the Swedish word for "fire". ...
  12. (Brand (Middle-earth)) This is a list of kings of Dale from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. ...
  13. process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person or animal
  14. (Brand) A noun that denotes a type of product made by a particular company (e.g. “Our brand of soap was first in sales last year.”)
  15. (Brand) An identifying mark on the end of a log indicating the owner of a log. The brand is made on the log by hitting the end with a hammer like device that bears the design of the brand. Also, paint sprayed on logs to indicate to the mill deck scaler which area the logs were from.
  16. (brand) a mark or symbol identifying or describing a product and/or manufacturer, that is embossed, inlaid or printed.
  17. (Brand) Marks burned onto the hides of live cattle with a red-hot branding iron.  Such marks were used to help identify ownership of cattle.  During a time when cattle were not fenced in, the lack of brands could make the identification of one's cattle very difficult.
  18. (Brand) A name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers. The legal term for brand is trademark. A brand may identify one item, a family of items, or all items of that seller. ...
  19. (brand) Identifying symbols, words, or marks that distinguish a product or company from its competitors. See logo.
  20. (Brand) A unique and identifiable symbol, association, name or trademark which serves to differentiate competing products or services. Both a physical and emotional trigger to create a relationship between consumers and the product/service.
  21. (Brand) Customer or user experience represented by images and ideas, often referring to a symbol (name, logo, symbols, fonts, colors), a slogan and a design scheme. ...
  22. (Brand) The trademarked name of a product or group of products.
  23. (Brand) A permanent mark on the hide of an animal. A brand is used for identification of ownership.
  24. (Brand) A name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or a combination of these intended to identify the goods or services of one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate them from those of competitors.
  25. (Brand) The name of a product or company. More broadly,  the collection of attributes, usually of a product or company—from name and logo to price, advertising messaging, reputation and other consumer perceptions—that constitute its public persona.