# commentate

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #72,196

## Definitions
1. To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/commentate