televise

verb

tele·​vise ˈte-lə-ˌvīz 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

As for summer league, the games in Las Vegas solely will be televised by NBA national partners and ESPN and Prime, bringing streaming into the equation. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

The Senate Judiciary Committee last week advanced a bill that would require all open sessions of the court to be televised, unless a majority of the justices agree doing so would violate the due process rights of one of the parties arguing before the court. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026

The Sac State-North Dakota State matchup will be televised on ESPN. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

Both games will be televised on FS1. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 24 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from television

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for televise

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

televise

verb

tele·​vise ˈtel-ə-ˌvīz 

televised; televising

: to broadcast by television

televised the ball game