vid·eo·tape
ˈvi-dē-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
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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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 May 2025
In it, the 56-year-old plays a journalist who discovers a cursed videotape that kills its viewers within seven days.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 June 2025
In the elder abuse lawsuit, Presley and her lawyers blasted Walker Wright, saying her decision to videotape her own client, especially with Kruse in the room, crossed a line.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Early witnesses lay foundation for Ventura's testimony Ventura was long billed as the key witness against Combs after CNN last year obtained a 2016 videotape showing Combs kicking and dragging her in a hotel elevator lobby.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 May 2025
In it, the 56-year-old plays a journalist who discovers a cursed videotape that kills its viewers within seven days.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
The city of Los Angeles descended into widespread unrest on April 29, 1992, after a jury acquitted four police officers who were videotaped beating Rodney King.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 June 2025
In the elder abuse lawsuit, Presley and her lawyers blasted Walker Wright, saying her decision to videotape her own client, especially with Kruse in the room, crossed a line.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videotape. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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