broadcast vs refrain

broadcast

verb
  • To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means. 

  • To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people. 

  • To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme. 

adj
  • Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad. 

  • Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means. 

  • Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means. 

noun
  • A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted. 

  • A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver. 

adv
  • Widely in all directions; abroad. 

refrain

verb
  • To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. 

  • To abstain from (food or drink). 

noun
  • The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza. 

  • A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying. 

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