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English noun: broadcast | |||
| 1. | broadcast (communication) message that is transmitted by radio or television | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | message | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | newscast, radio broadcast, rebroadcast, simulcast, telecast | ||
| 2. | broadcast (communication) a radio or television show | ||
| Samples | Did you see his program last night?. | ||
| Synonyms | program, programme | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chat show, episode, game show, giveaway, installment, instalment, news, news program, news show, rerun, serial, series, sustaining program, talk show, television program, television show, TV program, TV show | ||
English verb: broadcast | |||
| 1. | broadcast (communication) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television | ||
| Samples | We cannot air this X-rated song. | ||
| Synonyms | air, beam, send, transmit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, bare, publicise, publicize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | interrogate, rebroadcast, rerun, satellite, sportscast, telecast, televise | ||
| Cause | air | ||
| Domain category | broadcast medium, broadcasting | ||
| 2. | broadcast (contact) sow over a wide area, especially by hand | ||
| Samples | Broadcast seeds. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seed, sow | ||
| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
| 3. | broadcast (communication) cause to become widely known | ||
| Samples | Spread information. Circulate a rumor. Broadcast the news. | ||
| Synonyms | circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, bare, publicise, publicize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, generalise, generalize, podcast, popularise, popularize, run, sow, vulgarise, vulgarize | ||
| Cause | circulate, go around, spread | ||
| Verb group | circulate, go around, spread | ||
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