verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event. intransitive

   "For the radio audience he will commentate on the match."

2. 2
   serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting wordnet
3. 3
   make a commentary on wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"For the radio audience he will commentate on the match."

Etymology

Back-formation from commentator. Equivalent to comment + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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