What does "branding" mean?

The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living animal or person (usually a livestock animal).

What is a synonym for "branding"?

Common synonyms include: blazing, blistering, burning, calcination, cineration, combustion.

Branding

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living animal or person (usually a livestock animal). countable, uncountable
"Punishment for theft was inflicted, either by fine, imprisonment, or hard labour, or by branding."
2
the act of stigmatizing wordnet
3
The promotion of a commercial brand of product or service in order to give it greater public awareness. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: marketing, promotion"
4
The trade dress thus presented (trademarks, wordmarks, colorways, liveries, and so on). countable, uncountable
"Near-synonym: labeling"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of brand form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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blazing blistering burning calcination cineration combustion

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"Where is the party in opposition that has not been decried as communistic by its opponents in power? Where the opposition that has not hurled back the branding reproach of communism, against the more advanced opposition parties, as well as against its reactionary adversaries?"

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