broadcast
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adjective \ˈbrȯd-ˌkast\Definition of BROADCAST
1
: cast or scattered in all directions
2
: made public by means of radio or television
3
: of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
See 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 broadcast also broad·cast·ed broad·cast·ing
Definition of BROADCAST
transitive verb
1
: to scatter or sow (as seed) over a broad area
2
: 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
Examples of BROADCAST
- The station broadcasts the symphony live every Friday night.
- The interview was broadcast from London.
- If you tell her anything about your personal life she'll broadcast it to everyone in the office.
- broadcast fertilizer on the lawn
First Known Use of BROADCAST
1813
Related to BROADCAST
- Synonyms
- spread, circulate, disseminate, propagate
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adverb4broadcast
nounDefinition of BROADCAST
1
: the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television
2
: a single radio or television program
Examples of BROADCAST
- Did you hear the broadcast of last night's game?
- The judge decided to allow broadcast of the trial.
First Known Use of BROADCAST
1922
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