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

There is no chance of Royals games not being televised in 2026, a point MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made Thursday. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026

The media goes wackadoodle over this very public and televised event that draws into its fold a smooth-talking DJ (Colman Domingo) who Tony has taken a shine to. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

The game will be televised on ESPN and available to stream on the ESPN app. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

Maduro's arraignment won't be televised because the federal trial court for the Southern District of New York doesn't permit cameras to stream proceedings outside the courthouse walls. —Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026

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