commentate

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English

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Etymology

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

Verb

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commentate (third-person singular simple present commentates, present participle commentating, simple past and past participle commentated)

  1. (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

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Sometimes proscribed as an unnecessary or uneducated backformation, with comment and provide commentary preferred.

Translations

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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commentate

  1. inflection of commentare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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commentate f pl

  1. feminine plural of commentato

Latin

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Participle

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commentāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of commentātus