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   broadcast

   /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/

   verb

   • 1. transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television: "the announcement was broadcast live" Similar transmitrelayairbeamsend/put output on the air/airwavesshowscreentelevisetelecastvideocastpodcastlive-stream
   • ▪ take part in a radio or television transmission: "they regularly broadcast on Radio 2"
   • ▪ tell (something) to many people: "we don't want to broadcast our unhappiness to the world" Similar reportannouncepublicizepublishmake publicmake knownadvertiseproclaimdeclarespreadcirculateairpass rounddisseminatepromulgateblazontrumpetinformal:shout from the rooftops
   • 2. scatter (seeds) by hand or machine rather than placing in drills or rows: "the second method is to broadcast the seeds together with not more than 1 kg to the acre of rapeseed" Similar scattersowdispersesprinklespreaddistributedisseminatestrewthrowtossflingliterary:bestrew

   noun

   • 1. a radio or television programme or transmission: "the Queen's annual Christmas TV broadcast"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to radio or television programmes: "a broadcast journalist"

   adverb

   • 1. by scattering: "green manures can be sown broadcast or in rows"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (in the sense ‘sown by scattering’): from broad + the past participle of cast1. Senses relating to radio and television date from the early 20th century.

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