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to rebroadcast

to rebroadcast

4 4.0
To show on television or radio again after its first showing
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbrɔːdkæst/
translation icon : retransmitir
  • The show was rebroadcast a week after V-E Day by popular demand.
  • rebroadcasting the program

They started Discord groups to rebroadcast this concert and and to watch it for free.

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Examples

  • If you missed the live event, it will be rebroadcast tomorrow at 7 PM.

  • Spanish television captures each encierro on film and rebroadcasts it to all parts of Spain during lunchtime and evening news.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The results were later rebroadcast on his program.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And they were rebroadcasting this on their government television station.

  • The second season of programs, which began in January of this year, will be rebroadcast nationwide this summer, when teachers can tape them for classroom use.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The ceremony had been broadcast planetwide and would be rebroadcast at various worlds throughout the galaxy.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Crucial Chaos is being rebroadcast weekly on Start FM in Vilnius, Lithuania.

    Blog text (27)
  • The documentary was rebroadcast last night, allowing viewers another chance to see it.

  • After the initial airing, the movie will be rebroadcast multiple times throughout the week.

Synonyms

to replay
vsto rebroadcast
28 2.1

To play a recording again to hear or see it once more

is used when the same content is sent again over radio or television
to rerun
vsto rebroadcast
3 2.3

Show a TV program, film, or play again after its first showing

is used when the same content is sent again over radio or television
to retransmit
vsto rebroadcast
1 6.0

To send or broadcast something again, for example by radio

is used when the same content is sent again over radio or television
to reshow
vsto rebroadcast
3.4

To present something again, for example a film or play

is used when the same content is sent again over radio or television

How Often

rerun
69 2.5
to rebroadcast
4 4.0
to reshow
3.4
to replay
28 2.1

Surface Forms

rebroadcast infinitive
rebroadcast past participle
rebroadcasting present participle
rebroadcasts third person singular

Morphology

rebroadcast = broadcast (transparent) = re + broadcast

The verb is a straightforward case of 're-' plus 'broadcast', meaning to broadcast again.

Etymology

The verb rebroadcast is made from re- meaning 'again' and broadcast, which originally meant to 'send out' or 'cast' something widely, like spreading seeds. So to rebroadcast is to send a show or program out 'again' after it was first shown.