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- pronunciation:
- brawd
kaest
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun, adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
broadcasts, broadcasting, broadcast, broadcasted |
definition 1: |
to transmit over television or radio.
The radio station broadcasts the news at seven o'clock.The show will be broadcast live from Washington.- synonyms:
- radio, telecast, televise, transmit
- similar words:
- carry, publicize, send
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definition 2: |
to spread broadly over an area; disseminate.
Don't broadcast what I've just told you over the whole school.The seed should be broadcast evenly over the soil.- synonyms:
- disperse, disseminate, sow, spread
- similar words:
- circulate, dispense, distribute, noise, propagate, scatter, sprinkle, strew, transmit
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related words: |
air, announce, cast, cover, deliver, leak, pass, peddle |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to transmit a program or message over radio or television.
What frequency does the station broadcast on?We broadcast to a huge audience.- synonyms:
- radio, telecast, televise
- similar words:
- transmit
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related words: |
announce, send |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a single television or radio program.
The television broadcast of the wedding was watched by millions of people.Did you see last night's broadcast of the news?- synonyms:
- program, show, telecast
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definition 2: |
anything that is transmitted over television or radio.
The troops listened to the military broadcasts on the camp radio.They were accused of making illegal broadcasts.Did you hear the broadcast of the names of the winners?- synonyms:
- telecast, transmission
- similar words:
- bulletin
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definition 3: |
a method of sowing seed by scattering it randomly over the soil.
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related words: |
leak, news |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
transmitted over television or radio.
- synonyms:
- on the air
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definition 2: |
of or pertaining to transmission over television or radio.
broadcast journalism- similar words:
- radio
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part of speech: |
adverb |
definition: |
so as to be widely disseminated over an area.
- similar words:
- far and wide
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derivation: |
broadcaster (n.) |
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