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to televise

to televise

140 3.8
To show a programme on television
  • verb
  • /ˈtɛlɪˌvaɪz/
translation icon : televisar
  • They want to televise the football game.
  • nationally televised
  • a televised speech
  • a televised debate

Well, both the public and the film makers expected the war to be, let's call it, televised.

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Examples

  • Millions of people watched the drama unfold on the first televised coverage of a national convention.

    Academic text (1992)

  • We're not sure if this will be televised or not.

  • The league sells the rights to televise games as a package.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • The judge has agreed to televise this trial and it will be with courtroom cameras and without media.

    Megyn Kelly

  • These are documents for the televised debate.

    Gussy (2022)

  • This is a televised debate!

    Dawn of the Dead (1978)

  • An appearance on a nationally-televised morning program could not hurt my chances.

    National Anthem Girl (2019)

  • And I think if our arguments were televised, it might change the dynamic.

  • The bowl game will be televised on NBC at noon CST on January 3, 2009.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The bowl game will be televised on NBC at noon CST on January 3, 2009.

Synonyms

to beam
vsto televise
346 3.7

To send a television or radio show to many people

focuses on the medium of television broadcasting rather than signal method
to air
vsto televise
  • Literature
203 3.0

To broadcast a program on radio or TV

is limited to broadcasting only by television, not radio
to transmit
vsto televise
73 3.7

To send out a radio or TV program so people can receive it

emphasizes sending by television specifically, not general transmission
to telecast
vsto televise
1 3.9

To show a program on television for many people to watch

is the standard word for the same broadcasting action
to cablecast
vsto televise
  • US
6.3

To send a television or radio program through cable to homes

is sent by television more generally, not only by cable
to broadcast live on air
vsto televise
  • Literature
3.0

Send a program as it happens on radio or TV

covers television broadcasting without requiring live real time transmission

How Widely

to syndicate
  • Literature
46 6.6
to televise
140 3.8
to air
  • Literature
203 3.0

Surface Forms

televise infinitive
televised past
televised past participle
televising present participle
televises third person singular

Morphology

televise = television (semi-transparent) = tele + vis + e

The verb is clearly related to television, but it is historically a back-formation rather than a fully regular affixal derivation.

Etymology

Televise is built from the parts tele- meaning 'far' and vision meaning 'seeing', the same pieces you find in television and telephone. So to televise something is to 'show' it to people far away — to broadcast it on television.