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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I think an important data point is that a federal court at the time had recognized a First Amendment right to televise executions.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
NBC will televise the Churchill races, with Fox handling those in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Much of Fifa's revenue comes from the sale of broadcasting rights to the various global media networks that want to televise matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
“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
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 Sports Bra opened in April and claims to be the first pub in the U.S. that only televises women’s sports.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
The Cal Channel also televises a few issues conferences and sometimes a talking-heads show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2019
“We’re not paying for people to do things that I can do myself, and that includes pounding rebar and fixing signs,” she said in a televised interview with ABC 15 Arizona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
When the song outgrows the blue-ribbon crowd, they’re flown to Los Angeles for one nationally televised performance before falling out in a bit of dressing room melodrama.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The game will be televised in California on Fox and will be available nationally via a subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
He wants the judge to enter a not-guilty verdict, essentially dismissing the case after a weeks-long, televised trial that has captivated Americans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Once again, he soberly addressed Americans in a televised speech.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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
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
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, in an interview with MSNBC's Jen Psaki, argued in favor of televising the trial.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2023
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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