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

In the early years, only a few dozen games were on TV each season; today, every game is televised on Apple TV. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026

The pair of sides sparred back and forth throughout the opening 75 minutes of the game, both coming close but to no avail in a game that was nationally televised on CBS Sports Network. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

With Atlanta News First as the official broadcast partner of the Hawks, fans can watch games that aren’t nationally televised for free. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

Paxton’s campaign declined to elaborate on which debates Paxton plans to participate in and whether they’ll be televised. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 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