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Antonyms for broadcast


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : brawd-kast, -kahst
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst



Definition of broadcast

Origin :
  • 1767, adjective, in reference to the spreading of seed, from broad (adj.) + past participle of cast (v.). Figurative use is recorded from 1785. Modern media use began with radio (1922, adjective and noun). As a verb, recorded from 1813 in an agricultural sense, 1829 in a figurative sense, 1921 in reference to radio.
  • noun information on electronic media
  • verb put forth on electronic media
  • verb make public
Example sentences :
  • The address to the crowd at the Capitol was broadcast on a loudspeaker.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • A moment later the red bulb blinked out and the broadcast was ended.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • The flashlights and the broadcast would be useless against them.
  • Extract from : « Vulcan's Workshop » by Harl Vincent
  • Either that, or our rationales were torn free and only our emotions are broadcast.
  • Extract from : « Cogito, Ergo Sum » by John Foster West
  • A futuristic touch, that—we'd say the cart ran on broadcast power.
  • Extract from : « Question of Comfort » by Les Collins
  • One light harrowing is sufficient to cover the broadcast seeds.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • We had powerful machines, which would amplify and broadcast our thoughts.
  • Extract from : « Invaders from the Infinite » by John Wood Campbell
  • They steadied and sharpened, and the broadcast tape began to roll.
  • Extract from : « Citadel » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
  • I bet you that every machine we make to broadcast breaks down!
  • Extract from : « The Machine That Saved The World » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Then they tell us how to make a transmitter to broadcast ahead to them.
  • Extract from : « The Machine That Saved The World » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Synonyms for broadcast

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