televise
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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televises,
present (3rd person singular)
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televised,
past participle, past
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televising
present participle
verb
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to put (a programme) on television
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(tr) to transmit (a programme, signal, etc) by television
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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televisesimple
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televisessimple
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have televisedperfect
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has televisedperfect
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am televisingprogressive
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are televisingprogressive
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is televisingprogressive
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have been televisingperfect progressive
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has been televisingperfect progressive
Past
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televisedsimple
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had televisedperfect
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was televisingprogressive
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were televisingprogressive
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had been televisingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of televise
First recorded in 1925–30; back formation from television
Explanation
You're most likely to televise something if you work at a TV station — to televise is to transmit or broadcast on a television. A high school with a winning basketball team might decide to televise games on a local station so everyone in town can watch them on TV. Judges presiding over trials sometimes allow news channels to televise them, although often they don't. The verb televise grew out of the word television, modeled on verbs like revise and advise. The word television combines tele, "far off" in Greek, and vision, "something seen in the imagination," from a Latin root.
Vocabulary lists containing televise
Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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Example Sentences
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NBC will televise the Churchill races, with Fox handling those in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lebanon was due to make its debut in 2005, but its laws made it nearly impossible to show Israel's performance so it withdrew when the EBU confirmed it had to televise the whole show.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
Riding alongside was Netflix, the streaming behemoth, which once famously said it didn’t care to televise real sporting events, and I guess we’ll have to take them at their word here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
The fallout: a November settlement that allowed TNT Sports and Bleacher Report to broadcast games in certain international markets, but no more rights to televise live games in the United States.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2025
“Please join us in two weeks when we televise the finals from Washington. This is Charles Kingsley, good night.”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
NBCUniversal will continue to own “Real Housewives” and the other programs it televises, including “The Valley,” and spinoff show, “The Valley: Persian Style.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Most MLB teams have a local broadcaster that televises games.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Nebraska Public Media, which televises and streams the debates, said technology privacy policies make gauging viewership difficult, but it appeared to be up based on how many people called seeking help to tune in.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
It currently televises 138 EFL league games each season.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
The sequel, still untitled, will premiere December on the Paramount cable network, which also televises “Yellowstone,” Paramount said on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
Federal prosecutors dispute everything from how Crenshaw interpreted the acting U.S. attorney’s decision to indict to communications with the attorney general’s office and televised comments Blanche himself made about this case.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
Last season’s nationally televised games drew 170 million viewers, the most in 24 years and an 86% increase from the previous year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Football Association and the Football League relented before the start of the 1979-80 season, but sponsors' logos still had to be removed for televised games and all cup ties.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
After Takaichi attended the annual ceremony in Hiroshima on Thursday, she sat down for a televised meeting with survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Latecomers are directed to the adjacent streets, where they can watch the event on screens as it's televised live by the state.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
At least six more Major League Baseball teams just locked in a new partner for televising their games: the league itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Miss Webster, who has run the pub for six years, said they had only just started televising the game when they decided on "a crazy offer".
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
For fans that have MLB TV subscription, Bally Sports West — the Angels’ regional sports network — is televising the game.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
The league expanded from 23 to 30 teams, began playing and televising games overseas and revenue exploded, from $118 million in 1982-83 to $10.58 billion last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Karhiders do not read much as a rule, and prefer their news and literature heard not seen; books and televising devices are less common than radios, and newspapers don’t exist.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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