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

Because they weren’t televised, the TCA Awards were always a fun, pressure-free night for the folks behind some of TV’s biggest shows — and getting recognition from the country’s most influential TV critics and reporters meant something extra special. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 June 2026

The change coincides with a switch in broadcaster to Netflix from ESPN, which had televised the event since 1994. —CBS News, 18 June 2026

So did David Ellison, the head of Paramount, which has the exclusive rights to televise the competition. —Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

All 104 matches will be on televised this summer, airing across the FOX Network, FOX Sports 1, Telemundo and Universo. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from television

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for televise

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

televise

verb

tele·​vise ˈtel-ə-ˌvīz 

televised; televising

: to broadcast by television

televised the ball game