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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That was Coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s first team, long before JuJu Watkins and the revolution that would be televised, long before program legends like Cheryl Miller – sitting courtside for Tuesday’s game against Fresno State – returned to Galen. Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Dec. 2024 The nominations for Globes, which will be televised by CBS and streamed on Paramount+ on Jan. 5, were announced on Dec. 9 by Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut. Jake Coyle, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024 The event won’t be televised, but excerpts from the moments that Davis and Danson are honored will be excerpted and included during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes broadcast. Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024 The pair needed at least 12 votes from the 16-member panel of historians, writers, and incumbent Hall of Famers who voted at the Anatole Hotel prior to the evening announcement, which was televised on the MLB Network. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 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 21 Dec. 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

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