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

While speaking to reporters at the White House during a briefing televised by CNN, the president again hit out at Joe Biden's administration, repeating to attendees once again a false claim that Biden actually lost the 2020 presidential election. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026

The 98th Academy Awards will take place on March 15 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, with streaming available on Hulu. —Malia Mendez, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026

Lobo told Bird and Rapinoe the game will be played in Nashville and televised by ESPN. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026

The playoff game will be televised on both ESPN and ABC — and for cord-cutters, Sling TV offers one of the most wallet-friendly ways to watch without traditional cable. —Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from television

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for televise

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

Kids Definition

televise

verb

tele·​vise ˈtel-ə-ˌvīz 

televised; televising

: to broadcast by television

televised the ball game