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Definition of "televise" [televise]

  • To broadcast or be broadcast by television. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "televise" in a sentence
  • "A new six-year, $2.8 billion contract to televise Nascar's races nationwide took effect in 2001, replacing its formerly piecemeal approach to selling broadcast rights."
  • "Army still fields a team just so CBS can televise the Army-Navy game, and Western Kentucky went 2-10."
  • "Although I'm concerned about security for NYC, not to mention the media frenzy this is going to cause (God Help us if they televise the trial!!!), I think AG Holder made the right decision."