COMMENTATE Synonyms

• add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

• provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

• an informal conversation

• birds having a chattering call

• songbirds having a chattering call

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

• a serious examination and judgment of something

• appraise critically

• give a description of

• to give an account or representation of in words

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

• a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

• extended treatment of particulars

• a crew of workers selected for a particular task

• a temporary military unit

• provide details for

• assign to a specific task

• to consider or examine in speech or writing

• speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

• make clear and (more) comprehensible

• make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

• make plain and comprehensible

• define

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• state

• make sense of; assign a meaning to

• give an interpretation or explanation to

• give an interpretation or rendition of

• create an image or likeness of

• restate (words) from one language into another language

• make sense of a language

• provide commentary for a film, for example

• narrate or give a detailed account of

• a brief written record

• a short personal letter

• a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

• a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling

• a characteristic emotional quality

• a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

• a comment or instruction (usually added)

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

• a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time

• make mention of

• notice or perceive

• observe with care or pay close attention to

• make a written note of

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• make mention of

• observe with care or pay close attention to

• watch attentively

• show respect towards

• behave as expected during of holidays or rites

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• stick to correctly or closely

• conform one's action or practice to

• an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

• narrate or give a detailed account of

• count again

• a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

• explicit notice

• make mention of

• make or write a comment on

• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

• the act of informing by verbal report

• a short account of the news

• a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

• a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment

• an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

• the general estimation that the public has for a person

• to give an account or representation of in words

• announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding

• announce one's presence

• make known to the authorities

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• complain about; make a charge against

• a new appraisal or evaluation

• an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

• a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

• (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

• a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

• a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

• (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

• practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

• a formal or official examination

• look at again; examine again

• appraise critically

• hold a review (of troops)

• refresh one's memory

• look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

• an exchange of ideas via conversation

• discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

• the act of giving a talk to an audience

• a speech that is open to the public

• idle gossip or rumor

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• express in speech

• use language

• reveal information

• divulge confidential information or secrets

• deliver a lecture or talk