televise
verb /ˈtelɪvaɪz/
/ˈtelɪvaɪz/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they televise | /ˈtelɪvaɪz/ /ˈtelɪvaɪz/ |
he / she / it televises | /ˈtelɪvaɪzɪz/ /ˈtelɪvaɪzɪz/ |
past simple televised | /ˈtelɪvaɪzd/ /ˈtelɪvaɪzd/ |
past participle televised | /ˈtelɪvaɪzd/ /ˈtelɪvaɪzd/ |
-ing form televising | /ˈtelɪvaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtelɪvaɪzɪŋ/ |
- televise something to broadcast something on television
- a televised debate
- to televise a novel
- The speech will be televised live.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nationally
- live
Word Origin1920s: back-formation from television.