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broad·cast (-kast′, -käst′)
transitive verb broadcast -·cast′ or broadcasted -·cast′ed, broadcasting -·cast′·ing
- to scatter (seed) over a broad area rather than sow in drills
- to spread (information, gossip, etc.) widely
- to transmit, as to a large audience, by radio or television
intransitive verb
to broadcast radio or television programs
adjective
- widely scattered
- of, for, or by radio or television broadcasting
noun
- the act of broadcasting
- a radio or television program
adverb
far and wide
Related Forms:
- broadcaster broad′·cast′er noun
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