broadcast

broad-cast · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To transmit a program or information by radio or television.

  2. 2.

    A radio or television program.

  3. 3.

    Relating to radio or television transmission.

  4. 4.

    To make widely known; to spread information.

  5. 5.

    The transmission of a program.

  6. 6.

    To scatter seeds over a wide area.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    live broadcast — a transmission as it happens
  • •
    broadcast news — news transmitted by radio or TV

Related words

See also: broadcasting, radio, television, transmit
Synonyms: air, announce, televise, transmit

Etymology

From "broad" + "cast" (to throw). Originally referred to the agricultural practice of scattering seeds widely (1700s), later applied to radio transmission (1920s).