broadcast

v broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

Synonyms:: air, beam, send, transmit

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; satellite
broadcast or disseminate via satellite; sportscast
broadcast a sports event; telecast, televise
broadcast via television; interrogate
transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication; rebroadcast, rerun
broadcast again, as of a film; colorcast
broadcast in color

Type of:: air, bare, publicise, publicize
make public

v cause to become widely known

“broadcast the news”

Synonyms:: circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread

: circulate, go around, spread
become widely known and passed on

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; podcast
distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer; sow
introduce into an environment; generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; carry, run
include as the content; broadcast or publicize

Type of:: air, bare, publicise, publicize
make public

v sow over a wide area, especially by hand

“broadcast seeds”

Type of:: seed, sow
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

n a radio or television show

Synonyms:: program, programme

Types:: show 18 types...; hide 18 types...; news, news program, news show
a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; rerun
a program that is broadcast again; chat show, talk show
a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; TV program, TV show, television program, television show
a program broadcast by television; game show, giveaway
a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards; serial, series
a serialized set of programs; episode, installment, instalment
a part of a broadcast serial; sustaining program
a program without a commercial sponsor; phone-in
a program in which the audience participates by telephone; colorcast, colourcast
a television program that is broadcast in color; pilot, pilot film, pilot program
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors; quiz program
a game show in which contestants answer questions; cliffhanger
an episode that ends in suspense; soap opera
a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products); tetralogy
a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels); television news
a television broadcast of news; sitcom, situation comedy
a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life; special
a television production that features a particular person or work or topic

Type of:: show
a social event involving a public performance or entertainment

n message that is transmitted by radio or television

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; rebroadcast
a broadcast that repeated at a later time; radio broadcast
a broadcast via radio; simulcast
a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio); telecast
a television broadcast; newscast
a broadcast of news or commentary on the news; radio news
a radio broadcast of news; sportscast
a broadcast of sports news or commentary

Type of:: message
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

DEFINITIONS OF: broadcast

v broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

v cause to become widely known

v sow over a wide area, especially by hand

n a radio or television show

n message that is transmitted by radio or television