televise

verb

tele·​vise ˈte-lə-ˌvīz How to pronounce televise (audio)
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 As usual, this year’s games will be televised on CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV, and will stream online via Max (for the TNT, TBS and TruTV games), Paramount+ (for the CBS games) and the March Madness Live app. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024 The roster in South Korea The Dodgers’ season opener is against the San Diego Padres at 3 a.m. PDT Wednesday in South Korea, televised on Sportsnet LA with Joe Davis and Orel Hershiser making the call. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 Additionally, holding down a coveted post in the hospitality industry with much of her job being televised, also has attracted internet critics. Jazmine Denise Thompson, Essence, 13 Mar. 2024 The ceremony officially starts at 7 p.m. Eastern at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and will be televised on ABC. Washington post Staff, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024 Both races will be available for live streaming on Peacock, while Sunday's race will be televised live on USA Network at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Bruce Martin, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 The show will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024 Also in April, the town hosts the ASA Archery tournament, televised on ESPN, from the Louisiana National Guard's Camp Minden Training Site. Foodies, meanwhile, flock to Minden in June for the nationally sanctioned Grilling on Main cook-off. Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024 Games will be televised across the ESPN family of networks, which include ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN News, and ABC. Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'televise.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from television

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of televise was in 1926

Dictionary Entries Near televise

Cite this Entry

“Televise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/televise. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

televise

verb
tele·​vise ˈtel-ə-ˌvīz How to pronounce televise (audio)
televised; televising
: to broadcast by television
televised the ball game

More from Merriam-Webster on televise

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!