televises

Televises is the third-person singular present tense of the verb televise, meaning to transmit or broadcast content on television. When a network televises a program, it makes that program available to viewers via television broadcasts.

Origin and forms: The verb televise is derived from the noun television, which combines tele- (far) and vision (sight). As a verb, it takes the usual English verb endings: televise (base), televises (present third person), televised (past tense and past participle), and televising (present participle).

Usage: Televise is used primarily in formal or technical writing and in discussions of broadcasting history. In everyday language, many speakers prefer broadcast or air as more common synonyms. For example, one might say, "The network televises the annual awards ceremony," or, in past-tense form, "The event was televised." Televised is the common past tense form, while televising is the present participle form.

See also: Television, Broadcasting, Televise (as a related verb), Telecast.