Overview of verb brand

The verb brand has 4 senses

• brand -- (burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals)


• stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark -- (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")


• brand, trademark, brandmark -- (mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price")


• post, brand -- (mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman")

Overview of adj branded

The adj branded has 2 senses

• branded -- ((of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights; "branded merchandise is that bearing a standard brand name")


• branded -- (marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal")