televise

verb

tele·​vise ˈte-lə-ˌvīz How to pronounce televise (audio)
televised; televising

transitive verb

: to broadcast (something, such as a baseball game) by television

intransitive verb

: to broadcast by television

Examples of televise in a Sentence

The same network will televise the tournament next year.
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The death of democracy won’t be televised. Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 Access Sacramento, which televises high school football games and teaches residents how to use media equipment, had a $134,578 budget in the last fiscal year from PEG revenues. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The brothers became household names in the early 1990s as their trials were televised and replayed endlessly on cable news. Dan Gooding gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Utilizing Olympics-style rules and televised by Fox Sports, the event will include Brady and a number of current NFL stars such as Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, Myles Garrett, Brock Bowers, CeeDee Lamb and Tyreek Hill. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for televise

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from television

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of televise was in 1926

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“Televise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/televise. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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televise

verb
tele·​vise ˈtel-ə-ˌvīz How to pronounce televise (audio)
televised; televising
: to broadcast by television
televised the ball game

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