televisetel‧e‧vise /ˈteləvaɪz/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 
The game was televised live on ABC.
WORD ORIGINtelevise
Origin:
1900-2000 televisionVERB TABLE
televise
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | televise |
| he, she, it | televises | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | televised |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have televised |
| he, she, it | has televised | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had televised |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will televise |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have televised |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am televising |
| he, she, it | is televising | |
| you, we, they | are televising | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was televising |
| you, we, they | were televising | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been televising |
| he, she, it | has been televising | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been televising |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be televising |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been televising |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a nationally televised speech
- the first televised presidential debate
- The mayor plans to televise council meetings on cable channels.
- This year's championships are not going to be televised at all.
- WGN will televise 30 Chicago Bulls games this season.
- After the State funeral, plans were made for the Coronation, which for the very first time was to be televised.
- In addition John Parrott, at 36, will now be the oldest competitor in the 32-man televised phase.
- Mr Cossiga's televised outburst was the latest in a series of controversial incidents.
- Of 129 regular-season and postseason games, all but seven will be televised and 67 will be televised nationally.
- Prosecutors will decide tomorrow if the trial is televised.
- Serious history books sell in large numbers, are serialised in newspapers, televised and debated.
- Tagliabue said the system would be tested first at exhibition games that are nationally televised.
- The televised ads also show footage from the movies, including scenes of the protagonists' Millennium Falcon spaceship cruising through space.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a programme is broadcast on television or radio
if a programme is on , it is being broadcast and you can watch it on television or listen to it on the radio: · The Breakfast Show's on between 8 and 10 in the morning.· You shouldn't call him while the football's on.be on television/TV/the radio: · There's a good concert on the radio this evening.· What's on TV tonight?
if a television company shows a particular programme, it makes the programme available for people to watch: · Highlights of the game will be shown on Channel 5.· They're showing "Dangerous Liaisons" on Saturday night.· Should commercials be shown during children's programming?
if a television or radio company broadcasts a programme, they send it out so that people can watch it on television or listen to it on the radio: · The funeral was broadcast to the whole nation.· Radio WXLM broadcasts on 98.2 FM.be broadcast live (=when an event is shown at the same time that it is happening): · The whole race will be broadcast live from Monza.
to show a particular event, speech, discussion etc on television: · This year's championships are not going to be televised at all.· The mayor plans to televise council meetings on cable channels.· a nationally televised speech
to show a programme or film on television - used especially in newspapers or in the television industry: · "Border War" is to be screened by Channel Four later on in the week.· The film was under attack before it was even screened.
if a programme is on the air , it is being broadcast at that time, often at the same time that it is happening: · Someone called in while the programme was still on the air and identified the killer.· Winfrey revealed on the air that she had been sexually abused as a child.· The show was on the air for five years (=it was broadcast at a regular time for five years).
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The game was televised live on ABC.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
to broadcast something on television SYN show: The game was televised live on ABC.· There have been a total of four nationally televised vice presidential debates since the format premiered in 1976 when Sen.· Tagliabue said the system would be tested first at exhibition games that are nationally televised.· Of 129 regular-season and postseason games, all but seven will be televised and 67 will be televised nationally.· Reagan spoke to those hopes in a nationally televised address on the eve of his departure for Geneva.· He wants his death to be televised nationally, so that the spectacle of his death will add glory to his infamy.
NOUN· She pioneered one of the first televised courses for nursing education in 1961.· He claimed he should have sought legal advice before wrongfully using tax-exempt foundations to finance a televised college course.
· There have been a total of four nationally televised vice presidential debates since the format premiered in 1976 when Sen.· Dole passed on participating in a televised debate last Friday in Dallas.· It therefore should be stated quite firmly that televised presidential debates are extremely valuable.
· That means more televised games in prime time, always a consideration.
· The network is televising the Atlanta Games as it did the Barcelona Games in 1992.· That means more televised games in prime time, always a consideration.
· His televised trial attracted huge audiences.· Television news directors and producers are well aware of this fascination, and almost universally favor the idea of televising actual trials.· He chose not to televise the Heidi Fleiss trial despite pressure from associates.
The game was televised live on ABC.