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broadcast

/ˈbɹɑdkæst/

noun

Meaning

  • A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

  • A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.

    "The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast."

  • The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

verb

Meaning

  • To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.

  • To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.

  • To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.

  • To sow seeds over a wide area.

Synonyms

air,
transmit

adjective

Meaning

  • Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

  • Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.

  • Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.

Synonyms

widespread

adverb

Meaning

  • Widely in all directions; abroad.

  • By having its seeds sown over a wide area.