telecast

T1E1L1E1C3A1S1T1
/ˈtɛlɪkæst//ˈtɛlɪkɑːst/

verb

To broadcast by television.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

verbtelecast (third-person singular simple present telecasts, present participle telecasting, simple past and past participle telecast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) telecasted)

present singular third person telecasts · participle present telecasting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes telecasted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes telecasted

  1. transitiveTo broadcast by television.

    [The Kumbh Mela festival] would be telecast across the country.

    2025 January 29, Aakash Hassan, “He went to capture the beauty of Hinduism. Then the stampede happened.”, in The Christian Science Monitor
    1 more example

    Cooley currently is ironing out details of the proposed kinescoping with Klaus Landsberg, topper at KTLA, over whose facilities the hour-long show has been telecast […]

    1953 August 29, Billboard, page 4

    Synonyms: televise

  2. intransitiveTo broadcast a television program.

    Synonyms: air

nountelecast (plural telecasts)

plural telecasts

  1. A television broadcast, especially outside of a studio.

    By the time the telecast starts, you’ll be an industry insider.

    2020 January 23, Scottie Andrew, Allen Kim and Tiffany Baker, “How to talk about the Grammys best new artist nominees like a pro”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo broadcast by television.

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verbTo broadcast a television program.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbbroadcast via television

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Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian предавам по телевизията, телевизионно предаване
  • предавам по телевизията (predavam po televizijata)to broadcast by TV
  • телевизионно предаване (televizionno predavane)TV broadcast
Finnish televisioida, lähettää
  • televisioidato broadcast by TV
  • lähettääto broadcast a TV program
  • televisiointiTV broadcast
  • televisiolähetysTV broadcast
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APA

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MLA

“telecast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telecast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telecast.

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