interpret vs commentate

interpret and commentate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interpret	No	No	Yes	No
commentate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, commentate is a hyponym of interpret; that is, commentate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interpret:

Other hyponyms of interpret include moralise, moralize, deconstruct, re-explain, reinterpret, misinterpret, annotate, comment, gloss.

interpret (verb)	commentate (verb)
make sense of; assign a meaning to	serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting
make sense of a language	make a commentary on
give an interpretation or explanation to
restate (words) from one language into another language
give an interpretation or rendition of
create an image or likeness of