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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Then, in July, the pair were spotted at the Paris Olympics, which was televised by NBC. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025 The Atlantic Coast Conference, in the process of unveiling its schedule over five days, announced that the Notre Dame-at-UM game will be played the Sunday of Labor Day weekend (Aug. 31) at 7:30 p.m. and be televised nationally on ABC. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 The girls game will be televised by ESPN2, the boys by ESPN. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 As many commenters pointed out, there is no revenue without televising the ceremonies, and thousands of working-class Angelenos depend on the awards-industrial complex, among them stagehands, stylists, drivers, and caterers. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 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 Jan. 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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