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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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
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
Discovery announced on Tuesday that they would join together and sell access to all of the sports they televise through a new streaming service.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
When they televise the replay of the reapings tonight, everyone will make note of my tears, and I'll be marked as an easy target.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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
Sports analysts also have been watching the situation in San Diego, where Diamond televises games of the increasingly popular Padres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Fox Sports televises and streams various parts of the event.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Change could be imminent in terms of who televises the marathon, with Brasher in negotiations with broadcasters about a future deal.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021
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
The two are scheduled to meet in a Sept. 30 nationally televised debate in Burbank hosted by CNN.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
During a televised White House meeting with Trump in January, Exxon CEO Darren Woods and others expressed caution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
In a televised address on Tuesday night, Barrow acknowledged the hardship caused by the blackouts but warned protesters against damaging public infrastructure, saying it would only worsen the disruption and divert money towards repairs.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He’d been a competitive swimmer and boxer in school, too, and as an adult was a fan of every televised sport, from professional golf to the NHL.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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
That left fewer TV viewers to absorb the increasing cost of televising live sports through an RSN.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum News 1 will be televising four CIF state championship regional football bowl games this weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
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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