Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Commentate
Com′men-tate
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[L.
commentatus
, p. p. of commentari
to meditate.] To write comments or notes upon; to make comments.
[R.]
Commentate
upon it, and return it enriched. Lamb.
Definition 2024
commentate
commentate
English
Verb
commentate (third-person singular simple present commentates, present participle commentating, simple past and past participle commentated)
- 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
Sometimes proscribed as an unnecessary or uneducated backformation, with comment and provide commentary preferred.
Translations
to provide commentary
|
Italian
Verb
commentate
- second-person plural present indicative of commentare
- second-person plural imperative of commentare
- feminine plural of commentato