commentate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from commentator. Equivalent to comment + -ate.
Verb[edit]
commentate (third-person singular simple present commentates, present participle commentating, simple past and past participle commentated)
- (intransitive) To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.
- For the radio audience he will commentate on the match.
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes proscribed as an unnecessary or uneducated backformation, with comment and provide commentary preferred.
Translations[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
commentate
- inflection of commentare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
commentate f pl
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
commentāte