rebroadcast

verb

re·​broad·​cast (ˌ)rē-ˈbrȯd-ˌkast How to pronounce rebroadcast (audio)
rebroadcast; rebroadcasting

transitive verb

1
: to broadcast again (a radio or television program being simultaneously received from another source)
2
: to repeat (a broadcast) at a later time
rebroadcast noun

Examples of rebroadcast in a Sentence

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On April 7, PBS rebroadcast a 2022 film about a man with disabilities in what had been Break the Game’s original slot. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025 The buoy rebroadcast this information to Portuguese submarines lurking below. IEEE Spectrum, 11 July 2017 These devices listen to all transmissions, then rebroadcast them at a higher power level, sometimes on a different channel. IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2016 Peacock will broadcast live, and NBC will rebroadcast on March 29. John Meyer, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rebroadcast

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rebroadcast was in 1923

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“Rebroadcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebroadcast. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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