branding
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Definitions ofbranding
- To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
Example: "When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up."
- To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
Example: "The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime."
- To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
Example: "Her face is branded upon my memory."
- To stigmatize, label (someone).
Example: "He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story."
- To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
Example: "They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box."
- The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person or animal.
- The promotion of a commercial brand of product in order to give it greater public awareness.
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