COMMENTATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does commentate mean? 

• COMMENTATE (verb)
  The verb COMMENTATE has 2 senses:

1. make a commentary on

2. serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting

  Familiarity information: COMMENTATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMENTATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they commentate    ... he / she / it commentates   
Past simple: commentated   
Past participle: commentated   
-ing form: commentating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a commentary on

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "commentate" is one way to...):

interpret; rede (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

comment; commentary (a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material)

commentator (a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "commentate" is one way to...):

interpret; rede (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

comment (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

commentator (an expert who observes and comments on something)