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Noun badge has 2 senses

badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"
--₁ is a kind of emblem, allegory
--₁ has particulars:
merit badge; insignia; ID, I.D.; black belt; blue ribbon, cordon bleu; chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia; stripe

Derived form: verb badge₁
badge - any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"
--₂ is a kind of feature, characteristic

Verb badge has 1 sense

badge - put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"
--₁ is one way to tag, label, mark

Derived form: noun badge₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody