commentate — See commentate, commentator … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
commentator — See commentate, commentator … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
commentate — 1794, to comment, back formation from COMMENTATOR (Cf. commentator). Meaning to deliver commentary is attested from 1939 (implied in commentating) … Etymology dictionary
commentate — [käm′ən tāt΄] vt. commentated, commentating [back form. < COMMENTATOR] to write or deliver a commentary on vi. to perform as a COMMENTATOR (sense 2) … English World dictionary
commentator — late 14c., writer of commentaries, agent noun in Latin form from COMMENT (Cf. comment) or COMMENTARY (Cf. commentary) (L. commentator meant inventor, author ). Middle English also had a noun commentate, attested from early 15c. Meaning writer of… … Etymology dictionary
commentate — is an unsurprising back formation from the noun commentator. It is first recorded as a rare word from the late 18c in the general sense ‘to comment’, and was revived in its current use in sports broadcasting in the 1950s, when a more definite… … Modern English usage
commentator — see under commentate at REMARK vb … New Dictionary of Synonyms
commentate — /kom euhn tayt /, v., commentated, commentating. v.t. 1. to deliver a commentary on: to commentate a fashion show. 2. to write a commentary on; annotate: to commentate the Book of Job. v.i. 3. to serve as a commentator: The senior staff member… … Universalium
commentate — com•men•tate [[t]ˈkɒm ənˌteɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to deliver a commentary on 2) to serve as a commentator • Etymology: 1785–95; from commentator usage: The word commentate, now in common use, is occasionally criticized as journalistic… … From formal English to slang
commentate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: back formation from commentator Date: 1794 transitive verb to give a commentary on intransitive verb to comment in a usually expository or interpretive manner; also to act as a comm … New Collegiate Dictionary