verb Download 🔗Share To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound. Examples : "When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up." medicine mark body history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership. Examples : "The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime." property business animal agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses. Examples : "Her face is branded upon my memory." business communication media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stigmatize, label (someone). Examples : "He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story." mark business communication media society inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images. Examples : "They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box." business commerce industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person or animal. Examples : "In some cultures, branding of cattle with a hot iron is still used to show ownership and prevent theft. " body mark process animal human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The promotion of a commercial brand of product in order to give it greater public awareness. Examples : "The company invested heavily in branding to make their new soda more popular. " business commerce media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading