branded

[ bran-did ]

/ ˈbræn dɪd /

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adjective

marked with a branding iron to show ownership: branded cattle.

Commerce. carrying the brand or trademark of a manufacturer: branded merchandise.

RELATED WORDS

stigmatize, taint, disgrace, mark

Nearby words

brand stretching, brand x, brand-name, brand-new, brandade, branded, brandeis, brandeis, louis d., brandeis, louis dembitz, brandenburg, brander

Origin of branded

First recorded in 1645–55; brand + -ed³

Related formsnon·brand·ed, adjectivewell-brand·ed, adjective

Definition for branded (2 of 2)

brand

[ brand ]

/ brænd /

noun

kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like: the best brand of coffee.

a mark made by burning or otherwise, to indicate kind, grade, make, ownership, etc.

a mark formerly put upon criminals with a hot iron.

any mark of disgrace; stigma.

branding iron.

a kind or variety of something distinguished by some distinctive characteristic: The movie was filled with slapstick—a brand of humor he did not find funny.

a burning or partly burned piece of wood.

Archaic. a sword.

verb (used with object)

to label or mark with or as if with a brand.

to mark with disgrace or infamy; stigmatize.

to impress indelibly: The plane crash was branded on her mind.

to give a brand name to: branded merchandise.

to promote as a brand name.

Origin of brand

before 950; Middle English, Old English: burning, a burning piece of wood, torch, sword; cognate with Dutch brand, German Brand, Old Norse brandr; akin to burn¹

SYNONYMS FOR brand

4 stain, spot, blot, taint.

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Related formsbrand·er, nounbrand·less, adjectivenon·brand, adjectivere·brand, verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for branded

He branded it a fifth-column invasion into popular culture, normalizing radical, even communist ambitions.
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The U.K. tabloids, as is their wont, have branded her “shameless,” “sordid,” and “the scourge of society.”
The X Factor of Sex Invades Britain: Rebecca More’s ‘Sex Tour’ Enrages UK Politicians|Marlow Stern|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For those who want the most out of the attraction, they can be branded with a bloody X on their foreheads.
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But rather than receive practical assistance from the WWP, he got a branded fleece beanie.
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Branded a usurper, Bruce had been excommunicated by the Vatican.
Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle|Clive Irving|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How often are they branded with this epithet of madness and folly?
The Anatomy of Melancholy|Democritus Junior
Anyway, she has a long way to descend before she may be branded as “common.”
The Seven Curses of London|James Greenwood
Any one, therefore, representing himself as an authorized agent of a book club may usually be branded as an impostor.
Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs|Henry H. Harper
As the sheep were stripped, they were tugged to the fire and branded from the bubbling tar with the smet mark of the Ritsons.
A Son of Hagar|Sir Hall Caine
The law of the land had branded me a criminal; let the law makers enjoy paying for their work.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for branded (1 of 3)

branded

/ (ˈbrændɪd) /

adjective

identifiable as being the product of a particular manufacturer or marketing company

British Dictionary definitions for branded (2 of 3)

Brand

/ (brænd) /

noun

Russell, born 1975, English comedian and television presenter

British Dictionary definitions for branded (3 of 3)

brand

/ (brænd) /

noun

a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product

a trade name or trademark

a particular kind or varietyhe had his own brand of humour

an identifying mark made, usually by burning, on the skin of animals or (formerly) slaves or criminals, esp as a proof of ownership

an iron heated and used for branding animals, etc

a mark of disgrace or infamy; stigmahe bore the brand of a coward

a burning or burnt piece of wood, as in a fire

archaic, or poetic

a flaming torch
a sword

a fungal disease of garden plants characterized by brown spots on the leaves, caused by the rust fungus Puccinia arenariae

verb (tr)

to label, burn, or mark with or as with a brand

to place indelibly in the memorythe scene of slaughter was branded in their minds

to denounce; stigmatizethey branded him a traitor

to give a product a distinctive identity by means of characteristic design, packaging, etc

Derived Formsbranding, nounbrander, noun

Word Origin for brand

Old English brand-, related to Old Norse brandr, Old High German brant; see burn 1

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Word Origin and History for branded (1 of 2)

brand

Old English brand, brond "fire, flame; firebrand, piece of burning wood, torch," and (poetic) "sword," from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (cf. Old Norse brandr, Old High German brant, Old Frisian brond "firebrand, blade of a sword," German brand "fire"), from root *bran-/*bren- (see burn (v.)). Meaning "identifying mark made by a hot iron" (1550s) broadened by 1827 to "a particular make of goods." Brand name is from 1922.

Word Origin and History for branded (1 of 2)

brand

c.1400, "to brand, cauterize; stigmatize," originally of criminal marks or cauterized wounds, from brand (n.). As a means of marking property, 1580s; figuratively from c.1600, often in a bad sense, with the criminal marking in mind. Related: Branded; branding.

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