commentate

[ kom-uhn-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, com·men·tat·ed, com·men·tat·ing.

1. to deliver a commentary on:

   to commentate a fashion show.

2. to write a commentary on; annotate:

   to commentate the Book of Job.

verb (used without object)

, com·men·tat·ed, com·men·tat·ing.

1. to serve as a commentator:

   The senior staff member will commentate, as usual.

2. to make explanatory or critical comments, as upon a text:

   the manuscript on which I am commentating.

commentate

/ ˈkɒmənˌteɪt /

verb

1. intr to serve as a commentator
2. tr to make a commentary on (a text, event, etc)

Usage

The verb commentate, derived from commentator, is sometimes used as a synonym for comment on or provide a commentary for. It is not yet fully accepted as standard, though widespread in sports reporting and journalism

Word History and Origins

Origin of commentate¹

First recorded in 1785–95; back formation from commentator

Example Sentences

“This is beautiful stuff,” said the Petrov expert Caruana, commentating alongside Hess.

From FiveThirtyEight

When he’s not writing and commentating for media outlets around the world, Reich is a professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.

From Fortune

What happens when a British guy who knows nothing about baseball tries to commentate a baseball game?

From The Daily Beast

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