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

And all 12 regular-season games will either be televised or available for online streaming, including two games on national television. —Rachel Roberts july 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2025

The event will once again be televised by FOX Sports. —Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

Since Durant’s games were often televised during basketball season, Tre also grew to respect him and now calls Durant his favorite player. —Josh Robbins, New York Times, 9 July 2025

Because the game was televised on ESPN, viewers weren’t treated to the stretch performance, which Marquee Sports Network always televises. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025

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