brand

(noun) a name given to a product or service. Synonyms: trade name, brand name, marque.

(noun) a recognizable kind. Synonyms: make. Examples: "There's a new brand of hero in the movies now." "What make of car is that?."

(noun) identification mark on skin, made by burning.

(noun) a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning. Synonyms: firebrand.

(noun) a symbol of disgrace or infamy. Synonyms: mark, stigma, stain. Example: "And the lord set a mark upon cain"--genesis."

(noun) a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. Synonyms: sword, blade, steel.

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

(verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful. Synonyms: stigmatize, stigmatise, denounce, mark. Examples: "He denounced the government action." "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock."

(verb) mark with a brand or trademark. Synonyms: trademark, brandmark. Example: "When this product is not branded it sells for a lower price."

(verb) mark or expose as infamous. Synonyms: post. Example: "She was branded a loose woman."