Back-formation fromcommentator. Equivalent tocomment +‎-ate(verb-forming suffix).

commentate (third-person singular simple presentcommentates,present participlecommentating,simple past and past participlecommentated)

1. (intransitive) To provide acommentary; to act as acommentator; to maintain a stream ofcomments about some event.

   For the radio audience he willcommentate on the match.

Sometimes proscribed as an unnecessary or uneducated backformation, withcomment andprovide commentary preferred.

commentate

1. inflection ofcommentare:
   1. second-personpluralpresentindicative
   2. second-personpluralimperative

commentate f pl

1. feminineplural ofcommentato

commentāte

1. vocativemasculinesingular ofcommentātus

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