broadcast
broadcast Lexical Profile
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• noun
A radio or television program or transmission.
"Millions of viewers tuned in to watch the live broadcast of the championship game."
The act of scattering seeds or fertilizer widely over the ground.
"An even broadcast of grass seed will help prevent bare patches in the lawn."
• verb
To transmit a program or information by radio, television, or the internet.
"The station will broadcast the symphony concert live this evening."
To make information widely known to many people.
"Please do not broadcast our private financial details to the rest of the office."
To scatter seeds or fertilizer by hand or machine over a broad area rather than in rows.
"In early spring, we broadcast wildflower seeds across the meadow."
• adjective
Relating to or transmitted by radio or television.
"She pursued a career in broadcast journalism after graduating from college."
Scattered widely over a surface rather than planted in rows (of seeds or fertilizer).
"Broadcast seeding is often used for planting cover crops across large pastures."
• adverb
By scattering widely over a broad area rather than in drills or rows.
"The farmer sowed the clover seed broadcast across the entire field."
Word Nuance & Usage
The standard past tense and past participle of the verb is 'broadcast', especially in radio, television, and digital media contexts, though 'broadcasted' is occasionally heard in informal speech or for the agricultural sense of scattering seeds.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the 18th century as a compound of 'broad' (Old English brad) and 'cast' (Old Norse kasta, meaning 'to throw'), originally referring to the agricultural method of scattering seeds widely by hand rather than planting them in rows.