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.

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Origin of branded

First recorded in 1645–55; brand + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM branded

non·brand·ed, adjectivewell-brand·ed, adjective

Words nearby branded

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

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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OTHER WORDS FROM brand

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

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Example sentences 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.”
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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?
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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 forms of brand

branding, 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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branded

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