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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Making history as the first live Broadway performance to be televised simultaneously, the show aired on CNN to a worldwide audience. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 Only the first hour will be televised, with the whole two-hour event available to stream online. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Wallau was also involved in charge of choosing the rights that ABC Sports televised, and negotiating the fees involved for showing them. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025 Sacramento’s first two games were not televised locally. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 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

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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 20 Oct. 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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