Nearby Words

televising

[tel-uh-vahyz] Origin

tel·e·vise

[tel-uh-vahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -vised, -vis·ing.
to send or receive by television.

Origin:
1925–30; back formation from television

re·tel·e·vise, verb (used with object), -vised, -vis·ing.
un·tel·e·vised, adjective
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Word Origin & History

televise
1927 back-formation from television, on model of other verbs from nouns ending in -(v)ision (e.g. revise).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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