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Definition of "spectate" []

  • To attend (a horserace or other sporting event, for example) as a spectator. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "spectate" in a sentence
  • "Meanwhile, a Galaxy Tab device was able to "spectate," or watch over, what the other user was doing on Maya on the iPad, also through OnLive."
  • "There are thirty active contributors and four or five people have authoring rights - so each of one of us has a network of people who tell us things ... then about another three hundred people 'spectate' and occasionally get involved if we make things easy for them. ""
  • "At a maximum, these fans might consider finding fulfilling activities in which they can actually participate rather than just spectate."