1. (

• brand ,

) burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals ;

2. (

• 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" ;

3. (

• brand ,
• trademark ,
• brandmark

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

4. (

• post ,
• brand

) mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" ;

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• branded

) marked with a brand; "branded cattle"; "branded criminal" ;