televise
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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
- retelevise verb (used with object)
- untelevised adjective
Etymology
Origin of televise
First recorded in 1925–30; back formation from television
Example Sentences
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Outstanding televised or streamed motion picture: “John Candy: I Like Me”
From Los Angeles Times
By early evening, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a televised address, announced that "there are many signs" that the Supreme leader "is no longer".
From BBC
There were 15 networks that televised the speech.
From Los Angeles Times
Eventually, it failed, after the young king addressed Spaniards - and the armed forces - via a televised message, expressing his opposition to the rebels and ordering all military to remain in their barracks.
From BBC
The phrase 'too good to go down' was widely banded around about the Forest side that won the first ever televised live Premier League game against Liverpool in August 1992.
From BBC
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