broadcast

²broadcast

verb

broadcast also broad·cast·edbroad·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

1. The station broadcasts the symphony live every Friday night.
2. The interview was broadcast from London.
3. If you tell her anything about your personal life she'll broadcast it to everyone in the office.
4. broadcast fertilizer on the lawn

First Known Use of BROADCAST

1813

Related to BROADCAST

Synonyms: spread, circulate, disseminate, propagate

Related Words: radiate, sprawl; diffuse, dispense, disperse, dissipate, scatter, sow; communicate, convey, impart, pass (on), transmit

Near Antonyms: cloak, conceal, enshroud, hide, hold (in), mask, obscure, secrete, shroud, veil; contain, limit, restrict

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