vid·eo·tape
ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp 
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made especially formerly on magnetic tape
also
: the medium used for such a recording
videotaped; videotaping; videotapes
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
Examples of videotape in a Sentence
Noun
I watched the movie on videotape.
watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital
Verb
They videotaped the baby's first steps.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
In addition to her testimony, the prosecution also had possession of Bernardo’s videotapes of his attacks — evidence that had been withheld by his former lawyer for more than a year, The New York Times reported.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Soon after, Porter – the early leader in most gubernatorial polls – was videotaped snapping at a CBS News reporter who asked tough questions and threatening to end their interview.
—Thomas D. Elias, Oc Register, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Diddy is appealing his two criminal convictions, and with somewhere between 80 and 90 additional pending civil cases against him, the ex-superstar seems to have bigger problems than who owns which videotape.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
In addition to her testimony, the prosecution also had possession of Bernardo’s videotapes of his attacks — evidence that had been withheld by his former lawyer for more than a year, The New York Times reported.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
One of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022, Doug Mastriano, was a far-right state senator who often invoked Christian-nationalist themes and who had been videotaped walking through barriers at the Capitol on January 6th.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Soon after, Porter – the early leader in most gubernatorial polls – was videotaped snapping at a CBS News reporter who asked tough questions and threatening to end their interview.
—Thomas D. Elias, Oc Register, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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videotape
1 of 2 noun
vid·eo·tape
ˈvid-ē-ō-ˌtāp
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotape
2 of 2 verb
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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