commentate

Back-formation from commentator. Equivalent to comment +‎ -ate.

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.

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

commentate

1. second-person plural present indicative of commentare
2. second-person plural imperative of commentare
3. feminine plural of commentato

commentāte

1. vocative masculine singular of commentātus