NARRATE

tell, narrate, recount, recite

(verb) narrate or give a detailed account of; “Tell what happened”; “The father told a story to his child”

narrate

(verb) provide commentary for a film, for example

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

narrate (third-person singular simple present narrates, present participle narrating, simple past and past participle narrated)

(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.

Synonym: tell

To give an account.

Synonym: report

Source: Wiktionary


Nar*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Narrating.] Etym: [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.]

Definition: To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.

Syn.

– To relate; recount; detail; describe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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