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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This will be your last chance to see these teams in action, as Wisconsin's one remaining spring match against Green Bay will not be televised. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 At the end of the NFL season, NBC will be televising NBA games on Sunday. Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Curiously, a playoff series featuring superstars such as Nikola Jokic, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden will have at least one game televised on NBA TV, rather than one of the NBA’s more prestigious broadcast partners (ABC and Turner). Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025 Sellers is one of 15 players invited to be in the green room in New York City for the draft, which will be televised at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 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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