Definition of televise
televised
;televising
transitive verb
: to broadcast (something, such as a baseball game) by television
intransitive verb
: to broadcast by television
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Examples of televise in a Sentence
The same network will televise the tournament next year.
Recent Examples of televise from the Web
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The game will not be televised but can be streamed at WatchESPN.com and the Watch ESPN app.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said in English in a speech televised from the presidential palace.
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Fans who were at her May 22 concert will be offered free tickets to the benefit concert, which will be televised and will include performances by Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Coldplay and Miley Cyrus.
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The following week, a home game against Northwestern on Oct. 14 will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.
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The finals will be televised Thursday at 9 a.m. on ESPN2 and resuming at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on ESPN.
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TCU’s Sept. 9 game at Arkansas will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and be televised on CBS, the school announced Tuesday.
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After all, the company has been part of the Indy 500 every year since 1965, televising the race live since the 1980s and in high-definition for the past decade.
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Not least, of course, to the Football Association, its organizers and those broadcasters who pay handsomely to televise it.
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Origin and Etymology of televise
back-formation from television
First Known Use: 1927
TELEVISE Defined for English Language Learners
televise
playDefinition of televise for English Language Learners
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: to broadcast (something) by television
TELEVISE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of televise for Students
televised
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: to send (a program) by television
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