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1broadcast
adjective broad·cast \ˈbrȯd-ˌkast\
Definition of BROADCAST
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: cast or scattered in all directions
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: made public by means of radio or television
3
: of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
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First Known Use of BROADCAST
1767
Rhymes with BROADCAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
2broadcast
verb
: to send out (signals, programs, etc.) by radio or television
: to tell (something that is private or secret) to many people
: to throw (something, such as seeds) across a wide area of the ground
broadcast also broad·cast·edbroad·cast·ing
Full Definition of BROADCAST
transitive verb
1
: to scatter or sow (as seed) over a broad area
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: to make widely known
3
: to transmit or make public by means of radio or television
intransitive verb
1
: to transmit a broadcast
2
: to speak or perform on a broadcast program
— broad·cast·er noun
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First Known Use of BROADCAST
1813
Related to BROADCAST
- Synonyms
- spread, circulate, disseminate, propagate
3broadcast
adverb
4broadcast
noun
: a radio or television program
: the act of sending out radio or television signals : the act of broadcasting something
Full Definition of BROADCAST
1
: the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television
2
: a single radio or television program
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First Known Use of BROADCAST
1922
BROADCASTER Defined for Kids
1broadcast
verb broad·cast \ˈbrȯd-ˌkast\
broadcastbroad·cast·ing
Definition of BROADCAST for Kids
1
: to send out by radio or television from a transmitting station <The speech will be broadcast.>
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: to make widely known <It's a secret, so don't broadcast it.>
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: to scatter far and wide <broadcast seeds>
— broad·cast·er noun
2broadcast
noun
Definition of BROADCAST for Kids
1
: an act of broadcasting
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: a radio or television program
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