Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commentate

/ˈkɒ.mənˌteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: com-men-tate
IPA: /ˈkɒ.mənˌteɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"For the radio audience he will commentate on the match."

Etymology

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

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

commentates (present, singular) commentating (participle, present) commentated (participle, past) commentated (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce commentate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒ.mənˌteɪt/.
What does commentate mean?: To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.
Where does commentate come from?: Back-formation from commentator. Equivalent to comment + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

How to pronounce commentate

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