"branded" in the verb sense

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"

"branded" in the adjective sense

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"

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