televised
televised
UK[ˈtelɪvaɪzd]US[ˈteləvaɪzd]
adj
broadcast on television
verb (past tense and past participle of televise)
transmitted by television
Morpheme Breakdown
tele
vis
ed
tele
distant
vis
see
ed
past participle suffix
Etymology
the word 'televised' is built upon the modern verb 'televise', which is a 20th-century back-formation from 'television'. 'Television' itself is a compound coined from greek 'tēle-' (far) and latin 'visio' (a seeing, from 'vidēre' to see), creating a hybrid term meaning 'seeing at a distance'. the '-ed' suffix is the common germanic marker for the past tense and past participle, inherited from proto-indo-European. thus, 'televised' literally means 'that which has been made to be seen from afar', perfectly capturing the technological act of transmitting visual images over a distance.
Analysis
Structure: tele (distant) + vis (see) + ed (past participle suffix)
- tele: from greek 'tēle-', meaning 'far off, distant'. a combining form indicating distance.
- vis: from latin 'vidēre', meaning 'to see'. the root appears in its past participle stem form 'vis-'.
- ed: from old english '-ed', '-od', '-ad', a suffix forming the past tense and past participle of weak verbs.
Examples
the ceremony was televised live to a global audience.
the network has not yet announced which games will be televised this season.
his final speech was one of the most widely televised events in history.