broadcast

broadcast
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. scatter, distribute, disseminate; spread, transmit, publish. —n. program, show, telecast. See dispersion, communication, publication, disclosure.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. television program, TV program, radio program, show, newscast, telecast, wireless transmission, radiocast, simulcast; see also performance 2 , show 2 .
v.
1. [To disperse]
Syn. spread, distribute, disseminate; see scatter 2 , 3 .
2. [To transmit electronically]
Syn. announce, relay, transmit, air, televise, telecast, radiobroadcast, simulcast, send out, cable, beam, narrowcast, put on the air.
3. [To announce]
Syn. publicize, blazon, proclaim; see advertise 1 , declare 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
transmit, *beam, put on the air, *air, televise, telecast, relay, radio, cable, spread, disseminate, scatter, announce, report.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make (information) generally known: advertise, blaze2, blazon, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate, spread. Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. To bring to public notice or make known publicly: advertise, announce, annunciate, declare, proclaim, promulgate, publish. See KNOWLEDGE, WORDS.

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