ALL meanings of commentate
com·men·tate
C c - verb commentate To commentate means to give a radio or television commentary on an event. 3
- verb commentate to serve as a commentator 3
- verb commentate to make a commentary on (a text, event, etc) 3
- verb transitive commentate to write or deliver a commentary on 3
- intransitive verb commentate to perform as a commentator (sense 2) 3
- verb with object commentate to deliver a commentary on: to commentate a fashion show. 1
- verb with object commentate to write a commentary on; annotate: to commentate the Book of Job. 1
- verb without object commentate to serve as a commentator: The senior staff member will commentate, as usual. 1
- verb without object commentate to make explanatory or critical comments, as upon a text: the manuscript on which I am commentating. 1
- noun commentate Since the late 18th century, commentate has been used transitively with the meaning “to annotate” and, since the mid 19th, intransitively with the meaning “to make explanatory or critical comments.” These uses are now rare. Recently, commentate has developed the additional transitive sense “to deliver a commentary on” and the intransitive sense “to serve as a commentator.” These uses are occasionally criticized as journalistic jargon. 1
- intransitive verb commentate sport, etc.: be announcer or narrator 1
- transitive verb commentate narrate, comment on: sport, etc. 1
- noun commentate Report on an event as it occurs, especially for a news or sports broadcast; provide a commentary. 1
- verb commentate To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event. 0