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to rebroadcast

to rebroadcast

4 4.0
To show on television or radio again after its first showing
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈbrɔːdkæst/
: 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
45 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
5 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
2 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
1 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
59 2.5
to rebroadcast
4 4.0
to reshow
1 3.4
to replay
45 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.