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broadcast
[ brawd-kast, -kahst ]
verb (used with object)
- to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station.
- to speak, perform, sponsor, or present on a radio or television program:
The president will broadcast his message on all stations tonight.
- to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing.
- to spread widely; disseminate:
She broadcast the good news all over town.
- to indicate unwittingly to another (one's next action); telegraph:
He broadcast his punch and the other man was able to parry it.
verb (used without object)
- to transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station.
- to make something known widely; disseminate something.
- to speak, perform, sponsor, or present all or part of a radio or television program:
The Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts every Saturday on our local station.
noun
- something that is broadcast.
- a single radio or television program.
- the broadcasting of radio or television messages, speeches, etc.
- a single period of broadcasting
- a method of sowing by scattering seed.
adjective
- (of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station.
- of or relating to broadcasting.
- cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely.
adverb
- so as to reach the greatest number of people by radio or television:
The vital news was sent broadcast to inform the entire nation.
- so as to be cast abroad over an area:
seed sown broadcast.
broadcast
/ ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst /
verb
- to transmit (announcements or programmes) on radio or television
- intr to take part in a radio or television programme
- tr to make widely known throughout an area
to broadcast news
- tr to scatter (seed, etc) over an area, esp by hand
noun
- a transmission or programme on radio or television
- ( as modifier )
a broadcast signal
- the act of scattering seeds
- ( as modifier )
the broadcast method of sowing
adjective
- dispersed over a wide area
broadcast seeds
adverb
- far and wide
seeds to be sown broadcast
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Derived Forms
- ˈbroadˌcaster, noun
- ˈbroadˌcasting, noun
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Other Words From
- un·broadcasted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broadcast1
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Example Sentences
In fact, Americans had to wait several hours until film of the event reached New York for it to be broadcast.
More than 20 million people tuned in to a broadcast network drama and saw two gay men have explicit sex.
If you look at the newspapers, it's all broadcast all over the place.
Schiff, the Hollywood congressman, said that the movie should be promptly released and widely broadcast.
“Hollywood has opened a new front in the war against Iran,” an evening news broadcast declared.
But if they all pick up the broadcast that this is where to get a free ride home, I'll have just another sand trap here.
Disapproval has been expressed of many of the broadcast serials and suggestive love songs.
When crime serials are broadcast it should be made obvious that crime does not pay.
My uncle's radio broadcast continued all night and through the morning hours.
By agreement, the countdown was to be broadcast to all aircraft over one of the airport frequencies.
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