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

All three of this weekend’s Mets-Dodgers games are nationally televised in a nod to the series’ immense star power. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025

The trial will not be televised, as cameras are typically not allowed in federal criminal trial proceedings. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 May 2025

Matches are televised live on TNT, TBS and truTV, despite a nine-hour difference between Paris and Los Angeles, or a six-hour time difference between Paris and New York City. —Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025

The game, which was originally scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., will be televised on ESPNU as planned. —Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 22 May 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