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.
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The game will be televised on the ESPN and available to stream on the ESPN app. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 The game, which will be televised on the ACC Network, marks the second time this year that the two point guards will have met on the hardwood. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025 This marks the first October since 1987 in which TNT won’t be televising live NBA games, although the network is licensing its signature studio show, Inside the NBA, to ESPN/ABC. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025 At their high-profile trials decades ago – one of the first cases to be televised – the brothers did not deny killing their parents. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for televise

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

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“Televise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/televise. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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televise

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

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