Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To broadcast or be broadcast by television.
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- verb to
broadcast , or be broadcast, bytelevision
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- verb broadcast via television
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Can we televise a debate (s)/discussions among military and political leaders (like a Town Hall) on the subject so Americans can hear from the horses mouths (the generals that are asking for more troops) … derick
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President Obama, give this speech in front of Congress and televise it on prime time television.
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Next they'll be trying to move the "boring" awards (sound design, cinematography, writing) to another night and not televise them.
Nominees Asked to Prepare Two Speeches For the 2010 Academy Awards | /Film 2010
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"One possibility is that the rights fees are adjusted depending on whether CBS is able televise the final," said Neal Pilson, the former president of CBS sports who now runs a television consulting company, Pilson Communications.
U.S. Open Left in the Rain as Competitors Look for Cover Tom Perrotta 2011
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Any chance at all that you'll get around to reporting that Obama will televise directly into the classrooms next Tuesday and that the government is suggesting that teachers work with students to write out how they can "help the President".
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But he said he did not approve of the Libyan decision to televise the death.
Obama Talks Gadhafi, Jobs on 'Tonight Show' Laura Meckler 2011
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Army still fields a team just so CBS can televise the Army-Navy game, and Western Kentucky went 2-10.
The Year in College Football | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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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.
Nascar Revs Up Rough Side to Win Back Fans Valerie Bauerlein 2011
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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.
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Later pressed on why each of those other legislators hadn't made arrangements to televise their own response, complete with press coverage, Cantor appeared to put some of the blame on the media for focusing on Bachmann, saying, "Well, then, maybe I should ask: Why is that the case?"
Michele Bachmann State Of The Union Response Downplayed By GOP Leadership The Huffington Post 2011
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