videotape

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noun

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

videotape

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verb

videotaped; videotaping; videotapes

transitive verb

: to make a videotape of

videotape a show

Synonyms of videotape

Noun

• video
• tape

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Those stories took on new significance when Kennedy pulled out decades-old videotapes documenting their encounters. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

What follows is impalement and orgasm in the same instant—one spear through both women, blood passing from Billy’s mouth onto Kris’s upturned face—and when their breathing stops, the hole at the bottom of the lake pushes out a fresh videotape. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

To document your claim, Hicks says to walk through the entire property and photograph or videotape everything, including areas that look untouched. — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Police videotaped the funeral but never identified a suspect and the case went cold for decades. — Mike Toole, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1957, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing videotape

• videotape recorder

Rhymes for videotape

• cityscape
• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe

Kids Definition

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