brännmärka

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bränna (burn) +‎ märka (mark)

Verb[edit]

brännmärka (present brännmärker, preterite brännmärkte, supine brännmärkt, imperative brännmärk)

  1. to brand (with a hot iron)
  2. (figuratively, from older practice of branding criminals) to stigmatize, to brand
    Den nya lagen brännmärker rökare
    The new law stigmatizes smokers

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