televise
verb
tele·vise
ˈte-lə-ˌvīz 
televised; televising
: to broadcast (something, such as a baseball game) by television
: to broadcast by television
Examples of televise in a Sentence
The same network will televise the tournament next year.
Recent Examples on the Web
Just more than three months after their sprint to the altar, in a gala ceremony televised live on ABC, the widower and his new bride are breaking up.
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Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock was originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31 and will now be nationally televised on ESPNU.
—Christina Long, arkansasonline.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The first trial to be televised from start to finish, nearly 100 million people tuned in to watch the shocking verdict.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
He would be found liable in a civil trial in 1997 (the trial wasn’t televised, but the announcement of the verdict nearly coincided with Bill Clinton’s State of the Union speech, offering the possibility of another weird moment of coverage).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
In October 1995, after 11 months from jury selection to verdict, Simpson was acquitted in a trial that was televised daily and became an international sensation.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The agency’s spend around the Women’s NCAA basketball tournament — televised by Disney’s ESPN, not the joint venture between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery that has rights to the March Madness men’s tournament — increased by 88% over last year.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Combs’ run in the marathon was televised as part of a lavish MTV special, Vibe reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Related Stories Launching April 5 is Scoop, a feature dramatization of perhaps one of the most awkward interviews ever televised.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock was originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31 and will now be nationally televised on ESPNU.
—Christina Long, arkansasonline.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The first trial to be televised from start to finish, nearly 100 million people tuned in to watch the shocking verdict.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
He would be found liable in a civil trial in 1997 (the trial wasn’t televised, but the announcement of the verdict nearly coincided with Bill Clinton’s State of the Union speech, offering the possibility of another weird moment of coverage).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
In October 1995, after 11 months from jury selection to verdict, Simpson was acquitted in a trial that was televised daily and became an international sensation.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
The agency’s spend around the Women’s NCAA basketball tournament — televised by Disney’s ESPN, not the joint venture between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery that has rights to the March Madness men’s tournament — increased by 88% over last year.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Combs’ run in the marathon was televised as part of a lavish MTV special, Vibe reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Related Stories Launching April 5 is Scoop, a feature dramatization of perhaps one of the most awkward interviews ever televised.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Televise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/televise. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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televise
verb
tele·vise
ˈtel-ə-ˌvīz
televised; televising
: to broadcast by television
televised the ball game
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