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

Only three Bulls games will be nationally televised — and only one of those games will be available on cable. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

As a matter of comparison, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and Knicks are each scheduled to have 34 games nationally televised. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025

Amazon Prime Video and NBC are the new rights holders in the NBA’s move away from TNT Sports, which is no longer televising NBA games. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025

The game is nationally televised on the NFL Network — and Sling TV offers one of the best ways to watch the 2025 preseason games online without traditional cable. —Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 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