broadcast Definition

broadcast
verb broadcast, broadcasting

tr & intr
1. To transmit (a radio or TV programme, speech, etc) for reception by the public.

Thesaurus: air, beam, televise, transmit, radio, cable.
intr
2. To take part in a radio or TV broadcast.
3. To make something widely known.

Thesaurus: announce, circulate, publish, report, publicize, relay, disseminate, spread, proclaim.
4. To sow (seeds) by scattering them in all directions, especially by hand, as opposed to sowing in drills.

noun

1. A radio or TV programme.

Thesaurus: show, telecast, programme.
2. The transmission of a radio or TV programme for reception by the public.
3. The act or practice of broadcasting seed.

adj

1. Communicated or sent out by radio or TV.

Example: on broadcast news
2. Widely known or scattered.

adverb

1. In all directions; widely.

Derivative: broadcaster
noun

A person who takes part in broadcasts, especially on a regular or professional basis.

Derivative: broadcasting
noun

Etymology: 18c as adjective 2, relating to seed ‘scattered over an entire area': broad adj + cast verb