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commentating
[kom-uhn-teyt] 
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annotate
[an-uh-teyt]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | write explanatory notes |
| Synonyms: | comment, commentate, construe, define, elucidate, explain, expound, footnote, gloss, illustrate, interpret, note, remark |
| Main Entry: | discourse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discuss, speak about |
| Synonyms: | argue, chew*, comment, commentate, confab, confer, converse, debate, declaim, descant, develop, dilate upon, dispute, dissert, dissertate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, explain, expound, give a meeting, harangue, hold forth, lecture, modulate, orate, perorate, remark, sermonize, talk, treat, voice |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interpret |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sense of; define |
| Synonyms: | adapt, annotate, clarify, comment, commentate, construe, decipher, decode, delineate, depict, describe, elucidate, enact, exemplify, explain, explicate, expound, gather, gloss, illustrate, image, improvise, limn, make of, mimic, paraphrase, perform, picture, play, portray, read, reenact, render, represent, solve, spell out, take*, throw light on, translate, understand, view |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | observe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comment, remark |
| Synonyms: | animadvert, commentate, declare, mention, mouth off, note, opine, say, state, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, forget |
| Main Entry: | remark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | notice and comment |
| Synonyms: | animadvert, behold, catch, commentate, crack*, declare, descry, espy, heed, make out, mark, mention, mouth off, note, observe, pass comment, perceive, pick up on, reflect, regard, say, see, speak, spot, state, take note, take notice, utter, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | hold back, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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