to broadcast
3
4.5
- verb
- /ˈbrɔːdˌkæst/
- Specialized
:
sembrar al voleo
- To prepare the garden for planting, I decided to broadcast the seeds by hand over the tilled soil.
- broadcast seed
Examples
-
However, in many cases, farmers can successfully broadcast seeds of desirable species which, once established, become the basis of an FMNR system.
Blog text (8) -
But yeah, so you know, we we just kind of broadcasted some seed around here.
-
Men are just naturally designed to broadcast their seed to the four winds.
Fiction book (1997) -
In this way, the Word is distributed far and near, and seed is sown broadcast.
Academic text (2006) -
You're just going to kind of sprinkle like this, broadcast it and move on.
-
Finally, the surface is broadcast seeded with a mixture of high-altitude varieties of seeds, ensuring that adequate coverage is obtained.
Academic text (2001) -
The indigenous Dan and Wb farmers of Man and Danan broadcast seeds rather than sowing them with a dibbling stick.
Academic text (2009) -
The farmer will broadcast the seed across the field to ensure an even distribution.
-
Before the rain arrives, we should broadcast the clover seeds to help them take root.
Synonyms
187
2.8
To spread small things like leaves or seeds over an area without order
45
1.8
To plant seeds in the ground so they grow
4
1.3
To put seeds in the ground to grow plants
1
3.4
To put seeds in the ground so they can grow
1
2.2
To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow
1
8.2
Put seeds in the ground so they grow
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Broadcast originally meant the farming action made from broad ('wide') + cast ('to throw'): to scatter seeds by hand across the ground. So to broadcast seed is to 'throw it widely' over the field.