In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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