broadcast

broadcast
broad•cast
[[t]ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst[/t]] v. -cast -cast•ed, -cast•ing,
1) sbz to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station
2) sbz to speak, perform, or present on a radio or television program
3) agr. to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing
4) to spread widely; disseminate
5) sbz to transmit programs or signals from a radio or television station
6) to make something known widely; disseminate something
7) sbz to speak, perform, or present all or part of a radio or television program
8) something that is broadcast
9) sbz a single radio or television program
10) sbz a single period of broadcasting
11) agr. a method of sowing by scattering seed
12) sbz (of programs) transmitted from a radio or television station
13) sbz of or pertaining to broadcasting
14) cast abroad or all over an area, as seed scattered widely
15) so as to reach or be cast abroad over a wide area
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Etymology: 1760–70; orig. as adv. broad′cast`er, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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