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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All 104 matches will be on televised this summer, airing across the FOX Network, FOX Sports 1, Telemundo and Universo. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026 The venue will have 4,500 seats, while thousands more will be able to watch the fights from large screens set up on the Ellipse, and the event will be televised on Paramount+. Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026 Back then very few games in full were televised. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 As the place’s name implies, soccer is televised, but can be overshadowed by horseracing events that leave locals tossing their betting forms in frustration. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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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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